diff --git a/make/exe.mk b/make/exe.mk
index 8cb2ed4f..89ce0b9d 100644
--- a/make/exe.mk
+++ b/make/exe.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 include $(MODDIR)/make/run.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/depend.mk
 
+EXE ?= $(EXE_BASENAME)
 all: $(EXE) $(BUILD_EXE_BIN) $(STRIP_DONE)
 install: $(INSTALLED_EXE) $(INSTALLED_EXE_BIN)
 run test: all.dirs $(EXE) $(EXE_BIN)