diff --git a/mk/repo.mk b/mk/repo.mk
index 5d8e4baa7..b824ef2b8 100644
--- a/mk/repo.mk
+++ b/mk/repo.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endif
 
 $(REPO_TAG): $(BUILD)/fetch.tag $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \