diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 262c76f..1be78b2 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+GIT       ?= /usr/bin/env git
 common-sh := lf/onf-common/common.sh
 
 all : $(common-sh)
@@ -10,6 +14,6 @@
 ## Intent: On-demand submodule checkout
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 $(common-sh) :
-	git submodule update --init --recursive
+	$(GIT) submodule update --init --recursive
 
 # [EOF]