diff --git a/src/sbbs3/GNUmakefile b/src/sbbs3/GNUmakefile
index 5a886858da386eef6bca164102861ded2a83c6c5..fc1687ed743ac6c086a6b9db73ee1bee67546fa7 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/sbbs3/GNUmakefile
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ $(MAKEUSER): \
 depend:
 	@$(DELETE) $(LIBODIR)/.depend
 	@$(DELETE) $(EXEODIR)/.depend
-	gmake BUILD_DEPENDS=1
+	$(MAKE) BUILD_DEPENDS=1
 
 # Auto-dependency files (should go in output dir, but gcc v2.9.5 puts in cwd)
 -include ./*.d