diff --git a/packages/make/build.sh b/packages/make/build.sh
index 8093c50f4..bfe7c1150 100644
--- a/packages/make/build.sh
+++ b/packages/make/build.sh
@@ -17,3 +17,20 @@ termux_step_pre_configure() {
 	TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS+=" ac_cv_func_pselect=no"
     fi
 }
+
+termux_step_make() {
+	# Allow to bootstrap make if building on device without make installed.
+	if [ -n "$TERMUX_ON_DEVICE_BUILD" ] && [ -z "$(command -v make)" ]; then
+		./build.sh
+	else
+		make -j $TERMUX_MAKE_PROCESSES $QUIET_BUILD
+	fi
+}
+
+termux_step_make_install() {
+	if [ -n "$TERMUX_ON_DEVICE_BUILD" ] && [ -z "$(command -v make)" ]; then
+		./make -j 1 install
+	else
+		make -j 1 install
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/scripts/setup-termux.sh b/scripts/setup-termux.sh
index 35d4d099d..1a7791a91 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-termux.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-termux.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PACKAGES+=" golang"
 PACKAGES+=" gperf"
 PACKAGES+=" libtool"
 PACKAGES+=" m4"
-PACKAGES+=" make"			# Used for all Makefile projects and to build itself.
+PACKAGES+=" make"			# Used for all Makefile-based projects.
 PACKAGES+=" ninja"			# Used by default to build all CMake projects.
 PACKAGES+=" perl"
 PACKAGES+=" pkg-config"