diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index 5797cd8..3b560c7 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ function build (gyp, argv, callback) {
     if (win) {
       argv.push('/p:Configuration=' + config)
     } else {
+      argv.push('-f');
+      argv.push('Makefile.gyp');
       argv.push('BUILDTYPE=' + config)
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/configure.js b/lib/configure.js
index cb7c9e0..998635e 100644
--- a/lib/configure.js
+++ b/lib/configure.js
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ function configure (gyp, argv, callback) {
       argv.push(path.join(devDir, 'tools', 'patch.gypi'))
     } else {
       // Force the 'make' target for non-Windows
+      argv.unshift('.gyp')
+      argv.unshift('--suffix')
       argv.unshift('make')
       argv.unshift('-f')
     }