diff --git a/pkgtools/pkg_install/Makefile b/pkgtools/pkg_install/Makefile
index 72bce9e6f4aa..f4ce0cb810cf 100644
--- a/pkgtools/pkg_install/Makefile
+++ b/pkgtools/pkg_install/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.117 2005/11/06 22:15:44 jlam Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.118 2005/11/06 22:17:53 jlam Exp $
 
 # Notes to package maintainers:
 #
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ post-install-script:
 update:
 	${MAKE}
 	${MAKE} deinstall UPDATE_RUNNING=YES
-	${MAKE} update
+	${MAKE} ${UPDATE_TARGET}
 	${MAKE} clean
 
 .include "../../pkgtools/libnbcompat/inplace.mk"