ifeq ($(strip $(HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL)),0)
 HOST_JOBS?=-j1
 else
-HOST_JOBS?=-j$(if $(HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL)$(CONFIG_PKG_DEFAULT_PARALLEL),\
-       $(if $(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL),$(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_JOBS),1))
+HOST_JOBS?=$(if $(HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL)$(CONFIG_PKG_DEFAULT_PARALLEL),\
+       $(if $(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL),-j$(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_JOBS),-j1),-j1)
 endif
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host.mk
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL)),0)
 PKG_JOBS?=-j1
 else
-PKG_JOBS?=-j$(if $(PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL)$(CONFIG_PKG_DEFAULT_PARALLEL),\
-       $(if $(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL),$(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_JOBS),1))
+PKG_JOBS?=$(if $(PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL)$(CONFIG_PKG_DEFAULT_PARALLEL),\
+       $(if $(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL),-j$(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_JOBS),-j1),-j1)
 endif
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/prereq.mk