Hi,
i suppose you are using the older version of make,use a newer version like above 3.9, you can find in hp site new make of higher version, take the source code or depot file and install it

or search in /usr/local/bin you may have a higher version make inside.it is always better to use the newer one, there exist some noticeable behavioral changes in the older and the newer one.

Best Regards,
Rakesh UV