--- Makefile.in.orig	Sat Feb 21 15:50:21 2009
+++ Makefile.in	Sat Mar 14 09:15:46 2009
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ uninstall-hook:
 	rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/mime/types"
 
 all: check
-	make -C po shared-mime-info.pot
+	$(MAKE) -C po shared-mime-info.pot
 
 check: freedesktop.org.xml
 	if test -n $(XMLLINT) ; then \