diff --git a/devel/make/Makefile b/devel/make/Makefile
index a2692d42cf..c3dde4def6 100644
--- a/devel/make/Makefile
+++ b/devel/make/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=make
 PKG_VERSION:=4.2.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/make
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ define Package/make/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/make $(1)/usr/bin/
 endef
 
+CONFIGURE_VARS += ac_cv_lib_elf_elf_begin=no
+
 # provide gnumake.h at build time for other packages
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include