diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template b/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template
index e14ac8987a2..7bfedc80b9b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template
@@ -48,24 +48,22 @@ post_extract() {
 		tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
 }
 do_build() {
-	cd ${wrksrc}/tools/perf
-	make ${makejobs} \
+	make -C tools/perf ${makejobs} V=1 \
 		CC=$CC LD=$LD CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" EXTRA_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" \
 		WERROR=0 DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} prefix=/usr lib=lib/perf \
 		NO_GTK2=1 NO_SDT=1 PYTHON=python3 \
 		PERF_VERSION=${version}_${revision} \
 		all man
 
-	cd ${wrksrc}/tools/power/cpupower
-	make CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" VERSION=${version}_${revision} V=1
+	make -C tools/power/cpupower V=1 \
+		CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" VERSION=${version}_${revision}
 
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686*|x86_64*)
-		cd ${wrksrc}/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy
-		make ${makejobs}
+		make -C tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy ${makejobs} V=1
 
-		cd ${wrksrc}/tools/power/x86/turbostat
-		make ${makejobs} CC=$CC LD=$LD CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+		make -C tools/power/x86/turbostat ${makejobs} V=1 \
+			CC=$CC LD=$LD CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 	esac
 
 	cd ${wrksrc}/tools/laptop/freefall
@@ -78,8 +76,9 @@ do_build() {
 	./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/bin
 	make ${makejobs}
 
-	cd ${wrksrc}/tools/thermal/tmon
-	make ${makejobs} CC=$CC LD=$LD CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+	cd $wrksrc
+	make -C tools/thermal/tmon ${makejobs} V=1 \
+		CC=$CC LD=$LD CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl) ;;