1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/make-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/make-mode.el
index 8e5948661c0..686aa27fbde 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/make-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/make-mode.el
@@ -1231,11 +1231,10 @@ Insertion takes place at point."
         (message "No macros or targets to browse! Consider running 'makefile-pickup-everything\'"))
     (let ((browser-buffer (get-buffer-create makefile-browser-buffer-name)))
         (pop-to-buffer browser-buffer)
-        (make-variable-buffer-local 'makefile-browser-selection-vector)
         (makefile-browser-fill targets macros)
         (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
-        (setq makefile-browser-selection-vector
-              (make-vector (+ (length targets) (length macros)) nil))
+        (set (make-local-variable 'makefile-browser-selection-vector)
+             (make-vector (+ (length targets) (length macros)) nil))
         (makefile-browser-start-interaction))))
 
 (defun makefile-switch-to-browser ()