diff --git a/deps/unwind.mk b/deps/unwind.mk
index 7f2ad1548fc9c..0bfaca574f5e6 100644
--- a/deps/unwind.mk
+++ b/deps/unwind.mk
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/libunwind-$(UNWIND_VER)/build-configured: $(SRCCACHE)/libunwind-$(UN
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/libunwind-$(UNWIND_VER)/build-compiled: $(BUILDDIR)/libunwind-$(UNWIND_VER)/build-configured
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $<)
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/libunwind-$(UNWIND_VER)/build-checked: $(BUILDDIR)/libunwind-$(UNWIND_VER)/build-compiled
 ifeq ($(OS),$(BUILD_OS))
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $@) check
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $@) check
 endif
 	echo 1 > $@
 
diff --git a/deps/zlib.mk b/deps/zlib.mk
index d368df58284b0..95168b115ef31 100644
--- a/deps/zlib.mk
+++ b/deps/zlib.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/$(ZLIB_SRC_DIR)/build-configured: $(SRCCACHE)/$(ZLIB_SRC_DIR)/source
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(ZLIB_SRC_DIR)/build-compiled: $(BUILDDIR)/$(ZLIB_SRC_DIR)/build-configured
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<) $(MAKE_COMMON)
+	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<)
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(eval $(call staged-install, \