--- old/make/Main.gmk	2016-12-07 16:05:58.473003687 +0100
+++ new/make/Main.gmk	2016-12-07 16:05:58.365005443 +0100
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 define DeclareHotspotGensrcRecipe
   hotspot-$1-gensrc:
 	$$(call LogInfo, Building JVM variant '$1' with features '$(JVM_FEATURES_$1)')
-	+($(CD) $(HOTSPOT_TOPDIR)/make && $(MAKE) -f gensrc/GenerateSources.gmk \
+	+($(CD) $(HOTSPOT_TOPDIR)/make && $(MAKE) $(MAKE_ARGS) -f gensrc/GenerateSources.gmk \
 	    JVM_VARIANT=$1)
 endef
 
@@ -251,14 +251,14 @@
 
 define DeclareHotspotLibsRecipe
   hotspot-$1-libs:
-	+($(CD) $(HOTSPOT_TOPDIR)/make && $(MAKE) -f lib/CompileLibraries.gmk \
+	+($(CD) $(HOTSPOT_TOPDIR)/make && $(MAKE) $(MAKE_ARGS) -f lib/CompileLibraries.gmk \
 	    JVM_VARIANT=$1)
 endef
 
 $(foreach v, $(JVM_VARIANTS), $(eval $(call DeclareHotspotLibsRecipe,$v)))
 
 hotspot-jsig:
-	+($(CD) $(HOTSPOT_TOPDIR)/make && $(MAKE) -f lib/CompileLibjsig.gmk)
+	+($(CD) $(HOTSPOT_TOPDIR)/make && $(MAKE) $(MAKE_ARGS) -f lib/CompileLibjsig.gmk)
 
 hotspot-ide-project:
 	+($(CD) $(HOTSPOT_TOPDIR)/make && $(MAKE) $(MAKE_ARGS) -f ide/CreateVSProject.gmk)
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 # Jigsaw specific data and analysis targets.
 
 generate-summary:
-	+($(CD) $(JDK_TOPDIR)/make && $(MAKE) -f GenerateModuleSummary.gmk)
+	+($(CD) $(JDK_TOPDIR)/make && $(MAKE) $(MAKE_ARGS) -f GenerateModuleSummary.gmk)
 
 ALL_TARGETS += generate-summary
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 bootcycle-images:
         ifneq ($(COMPILE_TYPE), cross)
 	  $(call LogWarn, Boot cycle build step 2: Building a new JDK image using previously built image)
-	  +$(MAKE) -f $(SRC_ROOT)/make/Init.gmk PARALLEL_TARGETS=$(BOOTCYCLE_TARGET) \
+	  +$(MAKE) $(MAKE_ARGS) -f $(SRC_ROOT)/make/Init.gmk PARALLEL_TARGETS=$(BOOTCYCLE_TARGET) \
 	      JOBS= SPEC=$(dir $(SPEC))bootcycle-spec.gmk main
         else
 	  $(call LogWarn, Boot cycle build disabled when cross compiling)