diff --git a/package/exim/exim.mk b/package/exim/exim.mk
index 98b6097957..84fe96218c 100644
--- a/package/exim/exim.mk
+++ b/package/exim/exim.mk
@@ -144,16 +144,15 @@ define EXIM_BUILD_CMDS
 		CFLAGS="-std=c99 $(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 		LFLAGS="-fPIC $(HOST_LDFLAGS)"
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) build=br $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(EXIM_STATIC_FLAGS) \
-		CFLAGS="-std=c99 $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(EXIM_CFLAGS)"
+		CFLAGS="-std=c99 $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(EXIM_CFLAGS)" exim
 endef
 
 # Need to replicate the LFLAGS in install, as exim still wants to build
 # something when installing...
 define EXIM_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) INSTALL_ARG="-no_chown -no_symlink" build=br \
-	  $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(EXIM_STATIC_FLAGS) \
-		CFLAGS="-std=c99 $(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-		install
+	cd $(@D)/build-br; \
+		DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) build=br \
+		../scripts/exim_install -no_chown -no_symlink exim
 	chmod u+s $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/exim
 endef