diff --git a/.make.defaults b/.make.defaults
index 1184d583f..e69dd0740 100644
--- a/.make.defaults
+++ b/.make.defaults
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ endif
 	rm -rf dist || true
 	rm -rf src/*egg-info || true
 	${PIP} install --upgrade build
-	${PYTHON} -m build $(BUILD_WHEEL_ARG)
+	${PYTHON} -m build $(BUILD_WHEEL_EXTRA_ARG)
 
 # Publish the distribution in the dist directory, usually created with .defaults.build-dist  target
 .PHONY: .defaults.publish-dist 
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/Makefile b/data-processing-lib/Makefile
index 6750f11b4..fe3932195 100644
--- a/data-processing-lib/Makefile
+++ b/data-processing-lib/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ set-versions:
 
 
 build-pkg-dist:: 
-	$(MAKE) .defaults.build-dist BUILD_WHEEL_ARG=-w
+	$(MAKE) .defaults.build-dist BUILD_WHEEL_EXTRA_ARG=-w
 
 publish-dist :: .defaults.publish-dist
 
diff --git a/transforms/Makefile b/transforms/Makefile
index 83eb65d5b..a590ebf8d 100644
--- a/transforms/Makefile
+++ b/transforms/Makefile
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ build-pkg-dist:
 		fi \
 	done
 	# Only needs to build the whl
-	$(MAKE) BUILD_WHEEL_ARG=-w .defaults.build-dist
+	$(MAKE) BUILD_WHEEL_EXTRA_ARG=-w .defaults.build-dist
 	-rm -fr src
 
 test-pkg-dist: