1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/makefile/command_line.rs b/src/makefile/command_line.rs
index 1b4b4b4..f9cd876 100644
--- a/src/makefile/command_line.rs
+++ b/src/makefile/command_line.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ impl CommandLine {
     }
 
     pub fn execute(&self, file: &Makefile, target: &Target) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+        let is_recursive = self.execution_line.tokens().any(|x| match x {
+            Token::MacroExpansion { name, .. } => name == "MAKE",
+            _ => false,
+        });
         let execution_line = file.expand_macros(&self.execution_line, Some(target))?;
         let mut self_ignore_errors = self.ignore_errors;
         let mut self_silent = self.silent;
@@ -110,8 +114,9 @@ impl CommandLine {
             println!("{}", execution_line);
         }
 
-        let should_execute =
-            self_always_execute || !(file.args.dry_run || file.args.question || file.args.touch);
+        let should_execute = self_always_execute
+            || is_recursive
+            || !(file.args.dry_run || file.args.question || file.args.touch);
         if !should_execute {
             return Ok(());
         }