diff --git a/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a1b506125..82fd08d7b0 100644
--- a/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ else()
         OUTPUT
             ${FFmpeg_BUILD_LIBRARIES}
         COMMAND
-            ${MAKE_PROGRAM} ${FFmpeg_MAKE_ARGS}
+            ${MAKE} ${FFmpeg_MAKE_ARGS}
         WORKING_DIRECTORY
             ${FFmpeg_BUILD_DIR}
     )