diff --git a/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ef2e2df0d..c99d642f81 100644
--- a/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ else()
         OUTPUT
             ${FFmpeg_BUILD_LIBRARIES}
         COMMAND
-            ${MAKE_PROGRAM} ${FFmpeg_MAKE_ARGS}
+            ${MAKE} ${FFmpeg_MAKE_ARGS}
         WORKING_DIRECTORY
             ${FFmpeg_BUILD_DIR}
     )