diff --git a/src/build_models/Makefile b/src/build_models/Makefile
--- a/src/build_models/Makefile
+++ b/src/build_models/Makefile
@@ -2,32 +2,37 @@
 
 QMAKE = qmake
 
+# Set $(MAKE) to the name of the make command on your machine, e.g. 'make' on Linux and 'mingw32-make' on windows.
+MAKE = make # mingw32-make
+
 all: plugin_auxingrowth plugin_meinhardt plugin_test
 
 plugin_auxingrowth: Makefile.plugin_auxingrowth
-	make -f Makefile.plugin_auxingrowth
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.plugin_auxingrowth
 
 Makefile.plugin_auxingrowth: plugin_auxingrowth.pro
 	$(QMAKE) -makefile -o $@ $< 
 
 plugin_meinhardt: Makefile.plugin_meinhardt
-	make -f Makefile.plugin_meinhardt
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.plugin_meinhardt
 
 Makefile.plugin_meinhardt: plugin_meinhardt.pro
 	$(QMAKE) -makefile -o $@ $< 
 
 plugin_test: Makefile.plugin_test
-	make -f Makefile.plugin_test
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.plugin_test
 
 Makefile.plugin_test: plugin_test.pro
 	$(QMAKE) -makefile -o $@ $< 
 
 clean:
-	make -f Makefile.plugin_auxingrowth clean
-	make -f Makefile.plugin_meinhardt clean
-	make -f Makefile.plugin_test clean
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.plugin_auxingrowth clean
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.plugin_meinhardt clean
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.plugin_test clean
+ifeq ($(MAKE),make)
 	touch plugin_auxingrowth.pro
 	touch plugin_meinhardt.pro
 	touch plugin_test.pro
+endif
 
 #finis