diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b978e3492a95bc4a4c0b6e8460f02aa511c2a935..a1c2e7e64c21b6f0c81e25ba94d180762aa4c5f5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ config: FORCE
 			| sed -e 's/ /\n/g'; \
 	) > $(BOARD_BUILDDIR)/config.tmp
 	scripts/config/conf --defconfig=$(BOARD_BUILDDIR)/config.tmp Config.in
-	+$(NO_TRACE_MAKE) tools/install
+	+$(SUBMAKE) tools/install
 
 prepare-target: $(GLUON_OPKG_KEY).pub
 	rm $(GLUON_OPENWRTDIR)/tmp || true