diff --git a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
index e388f4e2..c7c1d20e 100755
--- a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
+++ b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ build_package_standard() {
   local PACKAGE_MAKE_OPTS_ARRAY="${package_var_name}_MAKE_OPTS_ARRAY[@]"
   local PACKAGE_MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS="${package_var_name}_MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS"
   local PACKAGE_MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS_ARRAY="${package_var_name}_MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS_ARRAY[@]"
+  local PACKAGE_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET="${package_var_name}_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET"
   local PACKAGE_CFLAGS="${package_var_name}_CFLAGS"
 
   [ "$package_var_name" = "PYTHON" ] && use_homebrew_readline || true
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ build_package_standard() {
   ) >&4 2>&1
 
   { "$MAKE" $MAKE_OPTS ${!PACKAGE_MAKE_OPTS} "${!PACKAGE_MAKE_OPTS_ARRAY}"
-    "$MAKE" install $MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS ${!PACKAGE_MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS} "${!PACKAGE_MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS_ARRAY}"
+    "$MAKE" "${!PACKAGE_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET:-install}" $MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS ${!PACKAGE_MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS} "${!PACKAGE_MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS_ARRAY}"
   } >&4 2>&1
 }