diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3c4a991fd2da..88e08c1e7064 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ endif
 
 EXTRA_GOFLAGS ?=
 
-MAKE_VERSION := $(shell $(MAKE) -v | head -n 1)
+MAKE_VERSION := $(shell "$(MAKE)" -v | head -n 1)
 MAKE_EVIDENCE_DIR := .make_evidence
 
 ifeq ($(RACE_ENABLED),true)