diff --git a/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/cmake.py b/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/cmake.py
index 75d6078bb3e..586f25dcd16 100644
--- a/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/cmake.py
+++ b/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/cmake.py
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ class Configure(config.package.GNUPackage):
     help.addArgument('CMAKE', '-with-ctest-exec=<executable>',                nargs.Arg(None, None, 'Ctest executable to look for'))
     return
 
+  def setupDependencies(self, framework):
+    config.package.Package.setupDependencies(self, framework)
+    self.make          = framework.require('config.packages.make',self)
+    self.odeps         = [self.make]
+    return
+
   def formGNUConfigureArgs(self):
     '''Does not use the standard arguments at all since this does not use the MPI compilers etc
        Cmake will chose its own compilers if they are not provided explicitly here'''
@@ -37,6 +43,8 @@ class Configure(config.package.GNUPackage):
       args.append('CXX="'+self.argDB['download-cmake-cxx']+'"')
     if 'download-cmake-configure-options' in self.argDB and self.argDB['download-cmake-configure-options']:
       args.append(self.argDB['download-cmake-configure-options'])
+    if self.make.found:
+      os.environ['MAKE']=self.make.make
     return args
 
   def locateCMake(self):