diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdBuild.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdBuild.py
index 47ccdef6..e74aa059 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdBuild.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdBuild.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class CmdBuild(Cmd): # export
                         dep_tree[k].remove(d)
             return 1
 
-        def run_make(module, target, cur_project, num_projects):
+        async def run_make(module, target, cur_project, num_projects):
             #make_cmd = "make " + target + " 2>&1"
             make_cmd = [ "make", target ]
             path = self.app.find_dir(module, pretty=False)
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ class CmdBuild(Cmd): # export
                 print(' '.join(make_cmd) + ' failed')
                 raise Exception(time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M") + ": failed to make target " + target + " in module " + module + " below base " + self.app.projs_root)
 
-        def run_make_on_modules(modules, order, target):
+        async def run_make_on_modules(modules, order, target):
             cur_project = 0
             num_projects = len(order)
             if target in ["clean", "distclean"]:
                 for m in reversed(order):
                     cur_project += 1
-                    run_make(m, target, cur_project, num_projects)
+                    await run_make(m, target, cur_project, num_projects)
                     if m in modules:
                         modules.remove(m)
                     if not len(modules):
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ class CmdBuild(Cmd): # export
             else:
                 for m in order:
                     cur_project += 1
-                    run_make(m, target, cur_project, num_projects)
+                    await run_make(m, target, cur_project, num_projects)
 
-        def run(args):
+        async def run(args):
 
             log(DEBUG, "----------------------------------------- running ", ' '.join(sys.argv))
 
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ class CmdBuild(Cmd): # export
             if args.dry_run:
                 exit(0)
 
-            run_make_on_modules(modules, order, target)
+            await run_make_on_modules(modules, order, target)
 
             print(datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))
 
         dep_cache: dict[dict[str, str]] = {}
 
-        run(args)
+        await run(args)