diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 21009e0ad..791b6a2dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ backend-%: # .stack-work.lock # --stack-work-$*
 
 .PHONY: backend-%-prod # TODO deprecated in favor of bins; remove
 backend-%-prod: # .stack-work.lock # --stack-work-$*
-	$(MAKE) -- --backend-$*
+	$(MAKE) -- --backend-$*-prod
 
 # TODO: this creates more binaries than just bin/uniworx as side effect! Document or change behaviour?
 bin/uniworx: