diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index 06173b2355..d5ac5ca840 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ req: sreq.o $(A_OBJ) $(DLIBCRYPTO)
 	shlib_target=; if [ -n "$(SHARED_LIBS)" ]; then \
 		shlib_target="$(SHLIB_TARGET)"; \
 	fi; \
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile.shared \
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile.shared $(BUILDENV) \
 		APPNAME=req OBJECTS="sreq.o $(A_OBJ) $(RAND_OBJ)" \
 		LIBDEPS="$(PEX_LIBS) $(LIBCRYPTO) $(EX_LIBS)" \
 		link_app.$${shlib_target}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ $(EXE): progs.h $(E_OBJ) $(PROGRAM).o $(DLIBCRYPTO) $(DLIBSSL)
 	else \
 	  LIBRARIES="$(LIBSSL) $(LIBKRB5) $(LIBCRYPTO)" ; \
 	fi; \
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile.shared \
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile.shared $(BUILDENV) \
 		APPNAME=$(EXE) OBJECTS="$(PROGRAM).o $(E_OBJ)" \
 		LIBDEPS="$(PEX_LIBS) $$LIBRARIES $(EX_LIBS)" \
 		link_app.$${shlib_target}
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 766a48bdfb..de3592cbd4 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ BUILD_CMD=shlib_target=; if [ -n "$(SHARED_LIBS)" ]; then \
 	else \
 		LIBRARIES="$(LIBSSL) $(LIBCRYPTO)"; \
 	fi; \
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile.shared \
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile.shared $(BUILDENV) \
 		APPNAME=$$target$(EXE_EXT) OBJECTS="$$target.o" \
 		LIBDEPS="$(PEX_LIBS) $$LIBRARIES $(EX_LIBS)" \
 		link_app.$${shlib_target}