diff --git a/deps/ittapi.mk b/deps/ittapi.mk
index 505b7c8c28c64..b62b981a34ddb 100644
--- a/deps/ittapi.mk
+++ b/deps/ittapi.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/$(ITTAPI_SRC_DIR)/build-configured: $(SRCCACHE)/$(ITTAPI_SRC_DIR)/so
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(ITTAPI_SRC_DIR)/build-compiled: $(BUILDDIR)/$(ITTAPI_SRC_DIR)/build-configured
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $<)
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 define ITTAPI_INSTALL
diff --git a/deps/libgit2.mk b/deps/libgit2.mk
index 162ad9fc513dd..b65ac022885a3 100644
--- a/deps/libgit2.mk
+++ b/deps/libgit2.mk
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBGIT2_SRC_DIR)/build-configured: $(LIBGIT2_SRC_PATH)/source-extr
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBGIT2_SRC_DIR)/build-compiled: $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBGIT2_SRC_DIR)/build-configured
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $<)
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBGIT2_SRC_DIR)/build-checked: $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBGIT2_SRC_DIR)/build-compiled
 ifeq ($(OS),$(BUILD_OS))
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $@) test
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $@) test
 endif
 	echo 1 > $@
 
diff --git a/deps/libssh2.mk b/deps/libssh2.mk
index 54d40dabbce1e..c293d8309d2bc 100644
--- a/deps/libssh2.mk
+++ b/deps/libssh2.mk
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBSSH2_SRC_DIR)/build-configured: $(LIBSSH2_SRC_PATH)/source-extr
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBSSH2_SRC_DIR)/build-compiled: $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBSSH2_SRC_DIR)/build-configured
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $<)
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBSSH2_SRC_DIR)/build-checked: $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBSSH2_SRC_DIR)/build-compiled
 ifeq ($(OS),$(BUILD_OS))
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $@) test
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $@) test
 endif
 	echo 1 > $@
 
diff --git a/deps/libsuitesparse.mk b/deps/libsuitesparse.mk
index c014686b1866e..d840a7b298e17 100644
--- a/deps/libsuitesparse.mk
+++ b/deps/libsuitesparse.mk
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/SuiteSparse-$(LIBSUITESPARSE_VER)/build-compiled: | $(build_prefix)/
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/SuiteSparse-$(LIBSUITESPARSE_VER)/build-compiled: $(BUILDDIR)/SuiteSparse-$(LIBSUITESPARSE_VER)/source-patched
 	cd $(dir $<) && $(CMAKE) . $(LIBSUITESPARSE_CMAKE_FLAGS)
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<)
-	$(CMAKE) --install $(dir $<)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $<)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $<) install
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 ifeq ($(OS),WINNT)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ LIBSUITESPARSE_SHLIB_ENV:=LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(build_shlibdir)"
 endif
 $(BUILDDIR)/SuiteSparse-$(LIBSUITESPARSE_VER)/build-checked: $(BUILDDIR)/SuiteSparse-$(LIBSUITESPARSE_VER)/build-compiled
 	for PROJ in $(shell echo $(subst ;, ,$(LIBSUITESPARSE_PROJECTS))); do \
-		$(LIBSUITESPARSE_SHLIB_ENV) $(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<)$${PROJ} default $(LIBSUITESPARSE_MFLAGS) || exit 1; \
+		$(LIBSUITESPARSE_SHLIB_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(dir $<)$${PROJ} default $(LIBSUITESPARSE_MFLAGS) || exit 1; \
 	done
 	echo 1 > $@
 
diff --git a/deps/libtracyclient.mk b/deps/libtracyclient.mk
index 814f336584e98..92d6bee4caea6 100644
--- a/deps/libtracyclient.mk
+++ b/deps/libtracyclient.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ $(LIBTRACYCLIENT_BUILDDIR)/build-configured: $(LIBTRACYCLIENT_BUILDDIR)/libTracy
 
 $(LIBTRACYCLIENT_BUILDDIR)/build-compiled: $(LIBTRACYCLIENT_BUILDDIR)/build-configured
 	cd $(LIBTRACYCLIENT_BUILDDIR) && \
-		$(CMAKE) --build .
+		$(if $(filter $(CMAKE_GENERATOR),make), \
+		  $(MAKE), \
+		  $(CMAKE) --build .)
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(eval $(call staged-install, \
diff --git a/deps/llvm.mk b/deps/llvm.mk
index 5e73c18f53289..eddf9b60e38c7 100644
--- a/deps/llvm.mk
+++ b/deps/llvm.mk
@@ -270,7 +270,9 @@ $(LLVM_BUILDDIR_withtype)/build-configured: $(SRCCACHE)/$(LLVM_SRC_DIR)/source-e
 
 $(LLVM_BUILDDIR_withtype)/build-compiled: $(LLVM_BUILDDIR_withtype)/build-configured
 	cd $(LLVM_BUILDDIR_withtype) && \
-		$(CMAKE) --build .
+		$(if $(filter $(CMAKE_GENERATOR),make), \
+		  $(MAKE), \
+		  $(CMAKE) --build .)
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(LLVM_BUILDDIR_withtype)/build-checked: $(LLVM_BUILDDIR_withtype)/build-compiled
diff --git a/deps/mbedtls.mk b/deps/mbedtls.mk
index 79f6dadf1d383..39cf817d70658 100644
--- a/deps/mbedtls.mk
+++ b/deps/mbedtls.mk
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/$(MBEDTLS_SRC)/build-configured: $(SRCCACHE)/$(MBEDTLS_SRC)/source-e
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(MBEDTLS_SRC)/build-compiled: $(BUILDDIR)/$(MBEDTLS_SRC)/build-configured
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $<)
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(MBEDTLS_SRC)/build-checked: $(BUILDDIR)/$(MBEDTLS_SRC)/build-compiled
 ifeq ($(OS),$(BUILD_OS))
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $@) test
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $@) test
 endif
 	echo 1 > $@
 
diff --git a/deps/unwind.mk b/deps/unwind.mk
index 0bfaca574f5e6..501ea6b8aedcc 100644
--- a/deps/unwind.mk
+++ b/deps/unwind.mk
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/llvmunwind-$(LLVMUNWIND_VER)/build-configured: $(SRCCACHE)/llvmunwin
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/llvmunwind-$(LLVMUNWIND_VER)/build-compiled: $(BUILDDIR)/llvmunwind-$(LLVMUNWIND_VER)/build-configured
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $<)
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(eval $(call staged-install, \
diff --git a/deps/zlib.mk b/deps/zlib.mk
index 95168b115ef31..5548a0791f4d2 100644
--- a/deps/zlib.mk
+++ b/deps/zlib.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/$(ZLIB_SRC_DIR)/build-configured: $(SRCCACHE)/$(ZLIB_SRC_DIR)/source
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(ZLIB_SRC_DIR)/build-compiled: $(BUILDDIR)/$(ZLIB_SRC_DIR)/build-configured
-	$(CMAKE) --build $(dir $<)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $<) $(MAKE_COMMON)
 	echo 1 > $@
 
 $(eval $(call staged-install, \