diff --git a/build/makefile_base.mak b/build/makefile_base.mak
index a13c9f10..10bfa88b 100644
--- a/build/makefile_base.mak
+++ b/build/makefile_base.mak
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ $(WINE_CONFIGURE_FILES64): SHELL = $(CONTAINER_SHELL64)
 $(WINE_CONFIGURE_FILES64): $(MAKEFILE_DEP) | faudio64 vkd3d64 $(WINE_OBJ64) bison64
 	cd $(dir $@) && \
 		STRIP=$(STRIP_QUOTED) \
-		BISON=$(abspath $(BISON_BIN64)) \
+		PATH="$(dir $(abspath $(BISON_BIN64))):$(PATH)" \
 		CFLAGS="-I$(abspath $(TOOLS_DIR64))/include -g $(COMMON_FLAGS)" \
 		CXXFLAGS="-I$(abspath $(TOOLS_DIR64))/include -g $(COMMON_FLAGS) -std=c++17" \
 		LDFLAGS=-L$(abspath $(TOOLS_DIR64))/lib \
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ $(WINE_CONFIGURE_FILES32): SHELL = $(CONTAINER_SHELL32)
 $(WINE_CONFIGURE_FILES32): $(MAKEFILE_DEP) | faudio32 vkd3d32 $(WINE_OBJ32) bison32
 	cd $(dir $@) && \
 		STRIP=$(STRIP_QUOTED) \
-		BISON=$(abspath $(BISON_BIN32)) \
+		PATH="$(dir $(abspath $(BISON_BIN32))):$(PATH)" \
 		CFLAGS="-I$(abspath $(TOOLS_DIR32))/include -g $(COMMON_FLAGS)" \
 		CXXFLAGS="-I$(abspath $(TOOLS_DIR32))/include -g $(COMMON_FLAGS) -std=c++17" \
 		LDFLAGS=-L$(abspath $(TOOLS_DIR32))/lib \
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ $(WINE_BUILDTOOLS64) $(WINE_OUT) wine64: wine64-intermediate
 
 wine64-intermediate: SHELL = $(CONTAINER_SHELL64)
 wine64-intermediate: $(WINE_CONFIGURE_FILES64)
-	+$(MAKE) -C $(WINE_OBJ64) $(WINE_COMMON_MAKE_ARGS)
+	+PATH="$(dir $(abspath $(BISON_BIN64))):$(PATH)" $(MAKE) -C $(WINE_OBJ64) $(WINE_COMMON_MAKE_ARGS)
 	+$(MAKE) -C $(WINE_OBJ64) $(WINE_COMMON_MAKE_ARGS) install-lib
 	+$(MAKE) -C $(WINE_OBJ64) $(WINE64_MAKE_ARGS) install-lib install-dev
 	if [ "$(UNSTRIPPED_BUILD)" == "" ]; then rm -rf $(DST_DIR)/lib64/wine/.debug; fi
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ $(WINE_BUILDTOOLS32) wine32: wine32-intermediate
 
 wine32-intermediate: SHELL = $(CONTAINER_SHELL32)
 wine32-intermediate: $(WINE_CONFIGURE_FILES32)
-	+$(MAKE) -C $(WINE_OBJ32) $(WINE_COMMON_MAKE_ARGS)
+	+PATH="$(dir $(abspath $(BISON_BIN32))):$(PATH)" $(MAKE) -C $(WINE_OBJ32) $(WINE_COMMON_MAKE_ARGS)
 	+$(MAKE) -C $(WINE_OBJ32) $(WINE_COMMON_MAKE_ARGS) install-lib
 	+$(MAKE) -C $(WINE_OBJ32) $(WINE32_MAKE_ARGS) install-lib install-dev
 	mkdir -p $(DST_DIR)/{lib,bin}