diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/common.mk b/toolchain/gcc/common.mk
index 1cd582cd3f..558831acee 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/common.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/common.mk
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ endif
 
 GCC_MAKE:= \
 	export SHELL="$(BASH)"; \
-	$(MAKE) $(TOOLCHAIN_JOBS) \
+	$(MAKE) \
 		CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
 
diff --git a/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile b/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile
index 545ea5ae56..a5fb54bd76 100644
--- a/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ endef
 
 define Host/Compile
 	$(SED) 's,^CROSS=.*,CROSS=$(TARGET_CROSS),g' $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/Rules.mak
-	$(UCLIBC_MAKE) $(TOOLCHAIN_JOBS) PREFIX= all
+	$(UCLIBC_MAKE) PREFIX= all
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
diff --git a/toolchain/uClibc/utils/Makefile b/toolchain/uClibc/utils/Makefile
index d9efda0e93..83100d70c1 100644
--- a/toolchain/uClibc/utils/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/uClibc/utils/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ HOST_STAMP_INSTALLED:=$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/stamp/.uclibc_utils_installed
 
 define Host/Compile
 	$(SED) 's,^CROSS=.*,CROSS=$(TARGET_CROSS),g' $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/Rules.mak
-	$(UCLIBC_MAKE) $(TOOLCHAIN_JOBS) PREFIX= utils
+	$(UCLIBC_MAKE) PREFIX= utils
 endef
 
 define Host/Install