diff --git a/.builds/debian-arm64.yml b/.builds/debian-arm64.yml
index 98a0c86e2..0b5f68d01 100644
--- a/.builds/debian-arm64.yml
+++ b/.builds/debian-arm64.yml
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ packages:
 tasks:
     - clang-build: |
         cd kakoune
-        CXX=clang++ make -j$(nproc)
+        make CXX=clang++ -j$(nproc)
     - clang-test: |
         cd kakoune
         LC_ALL=C.utf8 make test
     - gcc-build: |
         cd kakoune
         make clean
-        CXX=g++ make -j$(nproc)
+        make CXX=g++ -j$(nproc)
     - gcc-test: |
         cd kakoune
         LC_ALL=C.utf8 make test
diff --git a/.builds/debian.yml b/.builds/debian.yml
index 9de49c15c..23d498de4 100644
--- a/.builds/debian.yml
+++ b/.builds/debian.yml
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ packages:
 tasks:
     - clang-build: |
         cd kakoune
-        CXX=clang++ make -j$(nproc)
+        make CXX=clang++ -j$(nproc)
     - clang-test: |
         cd kakoune
         LC_ALL=C.utf8 make test
     - gcc-build: |
         cd kakoune
         make clean
-        CXX=g++ make -j$(nproc)
+        make CXX=g++ -j$(nproc)
     - gcc-test: |
         cd kakoune
         LC_ALL=C.utf8 make test
diff --git a/.builds/freebsd.yml b/.builds/freebsd.yml
index 807e46c50..419516339 100644
--- a/.builds/freebsd.yml
+++ b/.builds/freebsd.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 image: freebsd/13.x
 packages:
-    - gmake
     - gcc
 tasks:
     - build-clang: |
         cd kakoune
-        CXX=clang++ gmake -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
+        make CXX=clang++ -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
     - test-clang: |
         cd kakoune
-        LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 gmake test
+        LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 make test
     - build-gcc: |
         cd kakoune
-        gmake clean
-        CXX=g++ gmake -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
+        make clean
+        make CXX=g++ -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
     - test-gcc: |
         cd kakoune
-        LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 gmake test
+        LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 make test