diff --git a/foreign_cc/make.bzl b/foreign_cc/make.bzl
index 1f667d80d..19b9aa4b0 100644
--- a/foreign_cc/make.bzl
+++ b/foreign_cc/make.bzl
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ def _create_make_script(configureParameters):
     make_commands = []
     prefix = "{} ".format(expand_locations(ctx, attrs.tool_prefix, data)) if attrs.tool_prefix else ""
     for target in ctx.attr.targets:
-        make_commands.append("{prefix}{make} -C $$EXT_BUILD_ROOT$$/{root} {target} {args} PREFIX={install_prefix}".format(
+        make_commands.append("{prefix}{make} -C $$BUILD_TMPDIR$$ {target} {args} PREFIX={install_prefix}".format(
             prefix = prefix,
             make = attrs.make_path,
-            root = root,
             args = args,
             target = target,
             install_prefix = ctx.attr.install_prefix,