diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb
index e3186132c76c..6e4cf29f479f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = 'EXLDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" \
         MACHINE=${TARGET_ARCH} PREFIX=${prefix} MANDIR=${mandir} \
         LIBDIR=${libdir} \
-        CC="${CC}" AR="${AR}"'
+        CC="${CC}" AR="${AR}" \
+        PROG_EXTRA="sensors ${PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS}"'
 
 do_configure:prepend() {
     sed -i -e 's:^#\(PROG_EXTRA\):\1:' ${S}/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ do_compile() {
     sed -i -e 's/\$(LIBDIR)$/\$(LIBDIR) \$(LDFLAGS)/g' ${S}/Makefile
     sed -i -e 's/\$(LIBSHSONAME) -o/$(LIBSHSONAME) \$(LDFLAGS) -o/g' \
                 ${S}/lib/Module.mk
-    oe_runmake user PROG_EXTRA="sensors ${PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS}"
+    oe_runmake user
 }
 
 do_install() {