diff --git a/tools/cmake/Makefile b/tools/cmake/Makefile
index f3712391a6..d6f03e4208 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/Makefile
+++ b/tools/cmake/Makefile
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_PARALLEL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
-HOST_CONFIGURE_CMD := \
-	MAKEFLAGS="$(HOST_JOBS)" \
-	$(BASH) ./configure \
-		$(if $(MAKE_JOBSERVER),--parallel="$(MAKE_JOBSERVER)")
-
 HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	MAKEFLAGS="$(HOST_JOBS)" \
 	CXXFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)"
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS := \
+	$(if $(MAKE_JOBSERVER),--parallel="$(MAKE_JOBSERVER)") \
 	--prefix=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)
 
 ifneq ($(findstring c,$(OPENWRT_VERBOSE)),)