diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d825d82b8b..0b1ccf3d75 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ uninstall-all: _uninstall
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(ASTLOGDIR)
 
 menuselect: menuselect/menuselect makeopts.xml
-	-@menuselect/menuselect ${GLOBAL_MAKEOPTS} ${USER_MAKEOPTS} menuselect.makeopts && echo "menuselect changes saved!" || echo "menuselect changes NOT saved!"
+	-@menuselect/menuselect $(GLOBAL_MAKEOPTS) $(USER_MAKEOPTS) menuselect.makeopts && echo "menuselect changes saved!" || echo "menuselect changes NOT saved!"
 
 menuselect/menuselect: menuselect/menuselect.c menuselect/menuselect_curses.c menuselect/menuselect.h menuselect/linkedlists.h config.status mxml/libmxml.a
 	@CFLAGS="-include $(PWD)/include/asterisk/autoconfig.h" PARENTSRC="$(PWD)" $(MAKE) -C menuselect menuselect