diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index c6c540b695..9c3a533f82 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -589,6 +589,11 @@ cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3::GenerateBuildCommand(
   }
   makeCommand.Add(this->SelectMakeProgram(makeProgram));
 
+  // Explicitly tell the make tool to use the Makefile written by
+  // cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3::WriteLocalMakefile
+  makeCommand.Add("-f");
+  makeCommand.Add("Makefile");
+
   if (jobs != cmake::NO_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL) {
     if (jobs == cmake::DEFAULT_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL) {
       makeCommand.Add("-j");