diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
index dd498aaac..96e228bde 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
@@ -88,3 +88,18 @@ class BuilderBase(object):
         that the sources have changed in such a way that the build
         system needs to regenerate its rules. """
         pass
+
+
+class MakeBuilder(BuilderBase):
+    def __init__(self, build_opts, ctx, manifest, src_dir, build_dir, inst_dir, args):
+        super(MakeBuilder, self).__init__(
+            build_opts, ctx, manifest, src_dir, build_dir, inst_dir
+        )
+        self.args = args or []
+
+    def _build(self, install_dirs, reconfigure):
+        cmd = ["make", "-j%s" % self.build_opts.num_jobs] + self.args
+        self._run_cmd(cmd)
+
+        install_cmd = ["make", "install", "PREFIX=" + self.inst_dir]
+        self._run_cmd(install_cmd)
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
index 21b167f99..557d2ab3b 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import io
 
+from .builder import MakeBuilder
 from .expr import parse_expr
 from .fetcher import (
     ArchiveFetcher,
@@ -301,4 +302,8 @@ class ManifestParser(object):
             build_dir = src_dir
             print("build_dir is %s" % build_dir)  # just to quiet lint
 
+        if builder == "make":
+            args = self.get_section_as_args("make.args", ctx)
+            return MakeBuilder(build_options, ctx, self, src_dir, None, inst_dir, args)
+
         raise KeyError("project %s has no known builder" % (self.name))