1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/Makefile.in b/lisp/Makefile.in
index 950ec1aab6e..291af0574a4 100644
--- a/lisp/Makefile.in
+++ b/lisp/Makefile.in
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ $(lisp)/mh-e/mh-loaddefs.el: $(lisp)/subdirs.el $(MH_E_SRC)
 
 bootstrap-prepare:
         if test -x $(EMACS); then                               \
-          $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) autoloads;                          \
+          $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) autoloads EMACS=$(EMACS);           \
         else                                                    \
           cp $(lisp)/ldefs-boot.el $(lisp)/loaddefs.el;         \
         fi