diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index dd20f7665..e1007479e 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-12-06  Chris Johns  <chrisj@rtems.org>
+
+	* libc/iconv/Makefile.am (stmp-def): Use $(MAKE) rather than make.
+	* libc/iconv/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+
 2011-11-28  DJ Delorie  <dj@redhat.com>
 
 	* configure.host: Add rl78.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/iconv/Makefile.am b/newlib/libc/iconv/Makefile.am
index a5456878a..561f03e48 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/iconv/Makefile.am
+++ b/newlib/libc/iconv/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ iconv.def: lib/iconv.def
 	cp lib/iconv.def iconv.def
 
 stmp-def: force
-	(cd lib && make doc)
+	(cd lib && $(MAKE) doc)
 	touch $@
 
 .PHONY: force
diff --git a/newlib/libc/iconv/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/iconv/Makefile.in
index 86cb57c82..d18f20a33 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/iconv/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/iconv/Makefile.in
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ iconv.def: lib/iconv.def
 	cp lib/iconv.def iconv.def
 
 stmp-def: force
-	(cd lib && make doc)
+	(cd lib && $(MAKE) doc)
 	touch $@
 
 .PHONY: force