diff --git a/core/bison/build b/core/bison/build
index 4e807e29..80fda47d 100755
--- a/core/bison/build
+++ b/core/bison/build
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
-./configure \
+MAKE=gmake ./configure \
     --prefix=/usr \
     --disable-nls \
     --without-libtextstyle-prefix
 
-make
+gmake
 
-make DESTDIR="$1" \
+gmake DESTDIR="$1" \
     install-libLIBRARIES \
     install-binPROGRAMS \
     install-nodist_binSCRIPTS \
diff --git a/core/git/build b/core/git/build
index 7e948520..6168c517 100755
--- a/core/git/build
+++ b/core/git/build
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ EOF
     ac_cv_snprintf_returns_bogus=no \
     ac_cv_fread_reads_directories=yes
 
-make LIBS="$(curl-config --static-libs) libgit.a reftable/libreftable.a xdiff/lib.a -lz"
-make DESTDIR="$1" install
+gmake LIBS="$(curl-config --static-libs) libgit.a reftable/libreftable.a xdiff/lib.a -lz"
+gmake DESTDIR="$1" install
 
 cp -Rf man "$1/usr/share/man"
diff --git a/core/make/build b/core/make/build
index dcb643b3..7baa4cc8 100755
--- a/core/make/build
+++ b/core/make/build
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
-export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -static"
+export DESTDIR="$1"
+export PREFIX=/usr
 
-./configure \
-    --prefix=/usr \
-    --disable-nls
+cc -o make *.c
+./make
+./make test
 
-make
-make DESTDIR="$1" install
+mkdir -p "$1/usr/bin"
+cp -f make "$1/usr/bin/pdpmake"
+ln -s pdpmake "$1/usr/bin/make"
diff --git a/core/make/checksums b/core/make/checksums
index a4c1387b..710887e0 100644
--- a/core/make/checksums
+++ b/core/make/checksums
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a7d8aee97b7e9a525ef561afa84eea0d929f246e3aafa420231c0602151cf9eb03
+27c9b61b5086e806fc33484a40a2fa2c4eeb21d0cc1eee10318d8d187daa9d6032
diff --git a/core/make/sources b/core/make/sources
index ebbd0bc3..3a6f057c 100644
--- a/core/make/sources
+++ b/core/make/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-4.4.1.tar.gz
+https://frippery.org/make/pdpmake-1.4.1.tgz
diff --git a/core/make/version b/core/make/version
index 2cb41e4b..e187c17e 100644
--- a/core/make/version
+++ b/core/make/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.4.1 1
+1.4.1 1
diff --git a/core/make/README b/extra/gmake/README
similarity index 100%
rename from core/make/README
rename to extra/gmake/README
diff --git a/extra/gmake/build b/extra/gmake/build
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..084e7f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/gmake/build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -static"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-nls
+
+make
+make DESTDIR="$1" install
+mv "$1/usr/bin/make" "$1/usr/bin/gmake"
+mv "$1/usr/share/man/man1/make.1" "$1/usr/share/man/man1/gmake.1"
+ln -s gmake "$1/usr/bin/make"
diff --git a/extra/gmake/checksums b/extra/gmake/checksums
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4c1387b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/gmake/checksums
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a7d8aee97b7e9a525ef561afa84eea0d929f246e3aafa420231c0602151cf9eb03
diff --git a/extra/gmake/sources b/extra/gmake/sources
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebbd0bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/gmake/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-4.4.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/extra/gmake/version b/extra/gmake/version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cb41e4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/gmake/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+4.4.1 1
diff --git a/extra/python/build b/extra/python/build
index 09ceaf97..3be93b2f 100755
--- a/extra/python/build
+++ b/extra/python/build
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ done
     --with-system-ffi \
     --with-ensurepip=yes
 
-make EXTRA_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DTHREAD_STACK_SIZE=0x100000"
-make DESTDIR="$1" install
+gmake EXTRA_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DTHREAD_STACK_SIZE=0x100000"
+gmake DESTDIR="$1" install
 
 ln -s python3 "$1/usr/bin/python"
 ln -s pip3    "$1/usr/bin/pip"
diff --git a/extra/python/depends b/extra/python/depends
index 82849f0a..886c4cab 100644
--- a/extra/python/depends
+++ b/extra/python/depends
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 bzip2
 expat
+gmake
 libffi
 openssl
 sqlite