diff --git a/docs/articles/en/built-in-modules.md b/docs/articles/en/built-in-modules.md
index f39bb28..d0c7ef8 100644
--- a/docs/articles/en/built-in-modules.md
+++ b/docs/articles/en/built-in-modules.md
@@ -179,14 +179,19 @@ The Make module automates the build process for projects that use GNU Make.
 
 The following specific fields are available:
 
-- `buildFlags`: Additional flags for the `make` command.
+- `buildCommand`: What command different command for the build, defaults to `make build`
+- `intermediateSteps`: Extra commands to run between the build and install command
+- `installCommand`: What command to run for installing, defaults to `make install`
 
 ### Example
 
 ```yaml
 - name: example-make-project
   type: make
-  buildflags: "all"
+  buildCommand: "make PREFIX=/custompath build"
+  intermediateSteps:
+    - "make docs-all -j4"
+  installCommand: "make DESTDIR=/root install"
   source:
     url: "https://example.com/make-project-source.tar.gz"
     type: tar
@@ -258,4 +263,4 @@ The following specific fields are available:
       - "org.gnome.Epiphany"
     remove:
       - "org.gnome.Epiphany"
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/plugins/make.go b/plugins/make.go
index b93f412..fa47e92 100644
--- a/plugins/make.go
+++ b/plugins/make.go
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/vanilla-os/vib/api"
 )
+import "strings"
 
 // Configuration for building a project using Make
 type MakeModule struct {
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
-	Type   string `json:"type"`
-	Source api.Source
+	Name              string   `json:"name"`
+	Type              string   `json:"type"`
+	BuildCommand      string   `json:"buildcommand"`
+	InstallCommand    string   `json:"installcommand"`
+	IntermediateSteps []string `json:"intermediatesteps"`
+	Source            api.Source
 }
 
 // Provide plugin information as a JSON string
@@ -55,7 +59,23 @@ func BuildModule(moduleInterface *C.char, recipeInterface *C.char) *C.char {
 		return C.CString(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %s", err.Error()))
 	}
 
-	cmd := "cd /sources/" + api.GetSourcePath(module.Source, module.Name) + " && make && make install"
+	buildCommand := "make"
+	installCommand := "make install"
+	intermediateSteps := " && "
+
+	if len(strings.TrimSpace(module.BuildCommand)) != 0 {
+		buildCommand = module.BuildCommand
+	}
+
+	if len(strings.TrimSpace(module.InstallCommand)) != 0 {
+		installCommand = module.InstallCommand
+	}
+
+	if len(module.IntermediateSteps) != 0 {
+		intermediateSteps = " && " + strings.Join(module.IntermediateSteps, " && ") + " && "
+	}
+
+	cmd := "cd /sources/" + api.GetSourcePath(module.Source, module.Name) + " && " + buildCommand + intermediateSteps + installCommand
 	return C.CString(cmd)
 }