diff --git a/xbps-src/helpers/gnu-makefile.sh b/xbps-src/helpers/gnu-makefile.sh
index 94c53658670..cc3d71c72e4 100644
--- a/xbps-src/helpers/gnu-makefile.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/helpers/gnu-makefile.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ do_build() {
 	if [ -z "$make_cmd" ]; then
 		make_cmd=make
 	fi
-	if [ -n "$XBPS_MAKEJOBS" -a -z "$disable_parallel_build" ]; then
-		makejobs="-j$XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
-	fi
 	${make_cmd} ${makejobs} ${make_build_args} ${make_build_target}
 }
 
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/build_funcs.sh b/xbps-src/shutils/build_funcs.sh
index 0390d6c7212..97680e33de0 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/build_funcs.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/build_funcs.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ build_src_phase()
 		cd $build_wrksrc || return 1
 	fi
 
+	if [ -n "$XBPS_MAKEJOBS" -a -z "$disable_parallel_build" ]; then
+		makejobs="-j$XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
+	fi
+
 	# Run pre_build func.
 	if [ ! -f $XBPS_PRE_BUILD_DONE ]; then
 		run_func pre_build
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
index fc495b953df..7be45e8b489 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ reset_tmpl_vars()
 			ignore_vdeps_dir noverifyrdeps conflicts dkms_modules \
 			gconf_entries gconf_schemas stow_copy stow_copy_files \
 			pycompile_dirs pycompile_module systemd_services  \
-			homepage license kernel_hooks_version \
+			homepage license kernel_hooks_version makejobs \
 			SUBPKG XBPS_EXTRACT_DONE XBPS_CONFIGURE_DONE \
 			XBPS_BUILD_DONE XBPS_INSTALL_DONE FILESDIR DESTDIR \
 			SRCPKGDESTDIR PATCHESDIR CFLAGS CXXFLAGS CPPFLAGS \