diff --git a/bin/ruby-build b/bin/ruby-build
index 52ba473..89d5ee3 100755
--- a/bin/ruby-build
+++ b/bin/ruby-build
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ if [ -z "$MAKE" ]; then
       if [ "$(uname -r | sed 's/[^[:digit:]].*//')" -lt 10 ]; then
         export MAKE="gmake"
       else
-        export MAKE="make"
+        export MAKE="gmake"
       fi
     fi
   else