diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 599664c..d105376 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ Variables included:
       * ``configure``
       * ``prep_prepend``
       * ``build_prepend``
+      * ``make_prepend``
       * ``install_prepend``
       * ``install_append``
 
@@ -262,6 +263,14 @@ build_prepend
   placed in the resulting ``.spec``, and is used for situations where
   fine-grained control is required.
 
+make_prepend
+  Additional actions that should take place directly after the
+  configuring step and before the ``%make`` macro or equivalent. If
+  autospec is creating AVX2, AVX-512 or 32-bit, these actions will be
+  repeated for each of those builds, before their respective make
+  steps. This will be placed in the resulting ``.spec``, and is used
+  for situations where fine-grained control is required.
+
 install_prepend
   Additional actions that should take place directly after
   ``%install`` but before the ``%make_install`` macro (or equivalent).
diff --git a/autospec/config.py b/autospec/config.py
index 8541857..a3ca602 100644
--- a/autospec/config.py
+++ b/autospec/config.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ install_macro = "%make_install"
 disable_static = "--disable-static"
 prep_prepend = []
 build_prepend = []
+make_prepend = []
 install_prepend = []
 install_append = []
 patches = []
@@ -549,6 +550,7 @@ def parse_config_files(path, bump, filemanager, version):
     global disable_static
     global prep_prepend
     global build_prepend
+    global make_prepend
     global install_prepend
     global install_append
     global patches
@@ -814,6 +816,7 @@ def parse_config_files(path, bump, filemanager, version):
     prep_prepend = read_conf_file(os.path.join(path, "prep_prepend"))
     if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, "prep_append")):
         os.rename(os.path.join(path, "prep_append"), os.path.join(path, "build_prepend"))
+    make_prepend = read_conf_file(os.path.join(path, "make_prepend"))
     build_prepend = read_conf_file(os.path.join(path, "build_prepend"))
     install_prepend = read_conf_file(os.path.join(path, "install_prepend"))
     if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, "make_install_append")):
@@ -843,6 +846,7 @@ def load_specfile(specfile):
     specfile.disable_static = disable_static
     specfile.prep_prepend = prep_prepend
     specfile.build_prepend = build_prepend
+    specfile.make_prepend = make_prepend
     specfile.install_prepend = install_prepend
     specfile.install_append = install_append
     specfile.patches = patches
diff --git a/autospec/git.py b/autospec/git.py
index a8b9b25..f8dc898 100644
--- a/autospec/git.py
+++ b/autospec/git.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def commit_to_git(path):
     call("git add %s.tmpfiles" % tarball.name, check=False, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, cwd=path)
     call("git add prep_prepend", check=False, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, cwd=path)
     call("git add build_prepend", check=False, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, cwd=path)
+    call("git add make_prepend", check=False, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, cwd=path)
     call("git add install_prepend", check=False, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, cwd=path)
     call("git add install_append", check=False, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, cwd=path)
     call("git add series", check=False, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, cwd=path)
diff --git a/autospec/specfiles.py b/autospec/specfiles.py
index dd9609d..5c0cef6 100644
--- a/autospec/specfiles.py
+++ b/autospec/specfiles.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class Specfile(object):
         self.cmake_srcdir = ".."
         self.prep_prepend = []
         self.build_prepend = []
+        self.make_prepend = []
         self.install_prepend = []
         self.install_append = []
         self.excludes = []
@@ -378,6 +379,11 @@ class Specfile(object):
 
         make <config.parallel_build> <extra_make>
         """
+        if self.make_prepend:
+            self._write_strip("## make_prepend content")
+            for line in self.make_prepend:
+                self._write_strip("{}\n".format(line))
+            self._write_strip("## make_prepend end")
         if build32:
             self._write_strip("make {}{}{}".format(config.parallel_build, self.extra_make, self.extra32_make))
         else: