diff --git a/recipes/forge.rcp b/recipes/forge.rcp
index 8f4f66dcd..21e0db67d 100644
--- a/recipes/forge.rcp
+++ b/recipes/forge.rcp
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
        :compile "lisp/"
        ;; Use the Makefile to produce the info manual, el-get can
        ;; handle compilation and autoloads on its own.
-       :build `(("make" ,(format "EMACSBIN=%s" el-get-emacs) "info"))
-       :build/berkeley-unix `(("gmake" ,(format "EMACSBIN=%s" el-get-emacs)
+       :build `(("make" ,(format "EMACS=%s" el-get-emacs) "info"))
+       :build/berkeley-unix `(("gmake" ,(format "EMACS=%s" el-get-emacs)
                                "info")))
diff --git a/recipes/ghub.rcp b/recipes/ghub.rcp
index f7a3088d0..4b2259cf8 100644
--- a/recipes/ghub.rcp
+++ b/recipes/ghub.rcp
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
        :compile "lisp/"
        ;; Use the Makefile to produce the info manual, el-get can
        ;; handle compilation and autoloads on its own.
-       :build `(("make" ,(format "EMACSBIN=%s" el-get-emacs) "info"))
-       :build/berkeley-unix `(("gmake" ,(format "EMACSBIN=%s" el-get-emacs)
+       :build `(("make" ,(format "EMACS=%s" el-get-emacs) "info"))
+       :build/berkeley-unix `(("gmake" ,(format "EMACS=%s" el-get-emacs)
                                "info")))
diff --git a/recipes/magit.rcp b/recipes/magit.rcp
index 271e4974a..611ccf2c1 100644
--- a/recipes/magit.rcp
+++ b/recipes/magit.rcp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
        ;; handle compilation and autoloads on its own.  Create an
        ;; empty autoloads file because magit.el explicitly checks for
        ;; a file of that name.
-       :build `(("make" ,(format "EMACSBIN=%s" el-get-emacs) "info")
+       :build `(("make" ,(format "EMACS=%s" el-get-emacs) "info")
                 ("touch" "lisp/magit-autoloads.el"))
-       :build/berkeley-unix `(("gmake" ,(format "EMACSBIN=%s" el-get-emacs) "docs")
+       :build/berkeley-unix `(("gmake" ,(format "EMACS=%s" el-get-emacs) "docs")
                               ("touch" "lisp/magit-autoloads.el"))
        ;; assume windows lacks make and makeinfo
        :build/windows-nt (with-temp-file "lisp/magit-autoloads.el" nil))
diff --git a/recipes/transient.rcp b/recipes/transient.rcp
index c1df040e4..9cf87735f 100644
--- a/recipes/transient.rcp
+++ b/recipes/transient.rcp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
        :compile "lisp/"
        ;; Use the Makefile to produce the info manual, el-get can
        ;; handle compilation and autoloads on its own.
-       :build `(("make" ,(format "EMACSBIN=%s" el-get-emacs) "info"))
-       :build/berkeley-unix `(("gmake" ,(format "EMACSBIN=%s" el-get-emacs)
+       :build `(("make" ,(format "EMACS=%s" el-get-emacs) "info"))
+       :build/berkeley-unix `(("gmake" ,(format "EMACS=%s" el-get-emacs)
                                "info"))
        ;; Assume windows lacks a build environment.
        :build/windows-nt (with-temp-file "lisp/transient-autoloads.el" nil))
diff --git a/recipes/with-editor.rcp b/recipes/with-editor.rcp
index 8b8e86b90..a61670446 100644
--- a/recipes/with-editor.rcp
+++ b/recipes/with-editor.rcp
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
        :compile "lisp/"
        ;; Use the Makefile to produce the info manual, el-get can
        ;; handle compilation and autoloads on its own.
-       :build `(("make" ,(format "EMACSBIN=%s" el-get-emacs) "info"))
-       :build/berkeley-unix `(("gmake" ,(format "EMACSBIN=%s" el-get-emacs)
+       :build `(("make" ,(format "EMACS=%s" el-get-emacs) "info"))
+       :build/berkeley-unix `(("gmake" ,(format "EMACS=%s" el-get-emacs)
                                "info")))