diff --git a/libs/libgphoto2/Makefile b/libs/libgphoto2/Makefile
index 196b45785..00a37ca52 100644
--- a/libs/libgphoto2/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libgphoto2/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ define Build/Configure
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) -j1 \
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
 		LIBLTDL="" \
 		all install
diff --git a/libs/postgresql/Makefile b/libs/postgresql/Makefile
index dcdc58493..52ce357d4 100644
--- a/libs/postgresql/Makefile
+++ b/libs/postgresql/Makefile
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@ define Build/Configure
 			--with-zlib="yes" \
 			--enable-depend \
 	);
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc CC="$(HOSTCC)" CFLAGS+="-I../../libpq" -j1
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc CC="$(HOSTCC)" CFLAGS+="-I../../libpq"
 	mv $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.host
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/timezone CC="$(HOSTCC)" -j1
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/timezone CC="$(HOSTCC)"
 	mv $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/timezone/zic $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/timezone/zic.host
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/bin/pg_config CC="$(HOSTCC)" -j1
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/bin/pg_config CC="$(HOSTCC)"
 	mv $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/bin/pg_config/pg_config \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/bin/pg_config/pg_config.host
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) distclean -j1
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) distclean
 
 	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); rm -f config.cache; \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ define Build/Configure
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C "$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)" -j1 \
+	$(MAKE) -C "$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)" \
 		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
 		all install
 endef