diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng/crosstool-ng.mk b/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng/crosstool-ng.mk
index 625796a4c2..d18f5d53ca 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng/crosstool-ng.mk
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng/crosstool-ng.mk
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ $(STAMP_DIR)/ct-ng-toolchain-installed: $(STAMP_DIR)/ct-ng-toolchain-built
 #       depending on the selected C library. Those deps are added later
 
 $(STAMP_DIR)/ct-ng-toolchain-built: $(CTNG_DIR)/.config
-	$(Q)$(call ctng,build.$(BR2_JLEVEL))
+	$(Q)$(call ctng,build.$(PARALLEL_JOBS))
 	$(Q)printf "\n"
 	$(Q)touch $@