setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion in Makefile (Microsoft Windows)

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src/Makefile
SHELL := cmd.exe

target:
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set foo=hello
echo !foo! %foo%

SHELL := cmd.exe

target:
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set foo=hello
echo !foo! %foo%

run the target
cd src
mingw32-make.exe
// output: !foo!

cd src
mingw32-make.exe
// output: !foo!

Why setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion not work in Makefile ?
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
mingw32-make.exe --version
GNU Make 3.82.90
Built for i686-pc-mingw32

mingw32-make.exe --version
GNU Make 3.82.90
Built for i686-pc-mingw32



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