diff --git a/srcpkgs/ponymix/template b/srcpkgs/ponymix/template
index 772c201e548..56db91f5a8a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ponymix/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ponymix/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=ponymix
 version=5
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_use_env=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="pulseaudio-devel libnotify-devel"
 short_desc="CLI volume control for PulseAudio"