diff --git a/package/libsvgtiny/libsvgtiny.mk b/package/libsvgtiny/libsvgtiny.mk
index fe7dc0a6d2..55ce4327fe 100644
--- a/package/libsvgtiny/libsvgtiny.mk
+++ b/package/libsvgtiny/libsvgtiny.mk
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ LIBSVGTINY_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	libxml2 host-gperf host-pkgconf host-netsurf-buildsystem
 LIBSVGTINY_LICENSE = MIT
 LIBSVGTINY_LICENSE_FILES = README
-# Package does not build in parallel due to improper make rules
-LIBSVGTINY_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 
 # The libsvgtiny build system cannot build both the shared and static
 # libraries. So when the Buildroot configuration requests to build
@@ -28,20 +26,21 @@ define LIBSVGTINY_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	ln -sf $(HOST_DIR)/share/netsurf-buildsystem $(@D)/build
 endef
 
+# Use $(MAKE1) since parallel build fails
 define LIBSVGTINY_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX=/usr \
+	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) PREFIX=/usr \
 		COMPONENT_TYPE=$(LIBSVGTINY_COMPONENT_TYPE)
 endef
 
 define LIBSVGTINY_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
+		$(MAKE1) -C $(@D) PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 		COMPONENT_TYPE=$(LIBSVGTINY_COMPONENT_TYPE) install
 endef
 
 define LIBSVGTINY_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
+		$(MAKE1) -C $(@D) PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
 		COMPONENT_TYPE=$(LIBSVGTINY_COMPONENT_TYPE) install
 endef