diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index 10616236..92242d70 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ ifneq ($(PROJECTS),)
   export PGIT_CLONE_PROJECTS = $(PROJECTS)
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(CLONE_FROM_USER),)
+  export PGIT_CLONE_FROM_USER = $(CLONE_FROM_USER)
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(wildcard projects.txt),)
   PROJECTS = $(shell cat projects.txt | sed '/^ *\#/ d')
   # TODO: this could be nicer