diff --git a/src/stub/util/armpe/Makefile b/src/stub/util/armpe/Makefile
index 9f54014a..2a37d55f 100644
--- a/src/stub/util/armpe/Makefile
+++ b/src/stub/util/armpe/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #  Makefile for armpe_tester
 
+MAKEFLAGS += -rR
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 
+# update path for our special stub build tools
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(HOME)/local/bin/bin-upx),)
+export PATH := $(HOME)/local/bin/bin-upx:$(PATH)
+endif
+
+
 all: armpe_tester wtest.exe
 
 armpe_tester: armpe_tester.c
@@ -12,7 +19,7 @@ wtest.exe:  armpe_tester.c
 
 mostlyclean clean distclean maintainer-clean:
 	rm -f *.d *.o *.obj
-	rm -f  armpe_tester
+	rm -f  armpe_tester wtest.exe
 
 .PHONY: all mostlyclean clean distclean maintainer-clean