diff --git a/modules/editor/evil/+commands.el b/modules/editor/evil/+commands.el
index 704d04acd..69b9082ba 100644
--- a/modules/editor/evil/+commands.el
+++ b/modules/editor/evil/+commands.el
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "pg[grep]d" #'+helm:project-search-from-cwd)))
 
 ;;; Project tools
-(evil-ex-define-cmd "compile"     #'+evil:compile)
-(evil-ex-define-cmd "mak[e]"      #'+evil:make)
+(evil-ex-define-cmd "com[pile]"   #'+evil:compile)
+(evil-ex-define-cmd "make"        #'+evil:make)
+(evil-ex-define-cmd "mk"          #'+evil:make) ; convenience alias
 (evil-ex-define-cmd "debug"       #'+debugger/start)
 (evil-ex-define-cmd "er[rors]"    #'flycheck-list-errors)
 
diff --git a/modules/editor/evil/autoload/ex.el b/modules/editor/evil/autoload/ex.el
index a6405b950..09b18ed70 100644
--- a/modules/editor/evil/autoload/ex.el
+++ b/modules/editor/evil/autoload/ex.el
@@ -110,10 +110,11 @@ If BANG is non-nil, open compilation output in a comint buffer.
 If BANG, then run ARGUMENTS as a full command. This command understands vim file
 modifiers (like %:p:h). See `+evil-resolve-vim-path-a' for details."
   (interactive "<sh><!>")
-  (+evil:compile (format "make %s"
-                        (evil-ex-replace-special-filenames
-                         arguments))
-                bang))
+  (let ((compile-command "make"))
+    (+evil:compile (if (stringp arguments)
+                       (evil-ex-replace-special-filenames arguments)
+                     "")
+                   bang)))
 
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+evil:compile "editor/evil/autoload/ex" nil t)
 (evil-define-command +evil:compile (arguments &optional bang)