diff --git a/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/build b/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/build
index 9225ac3fec..24eb68a674 100755
--- a/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/build
+++ b/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/build
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ strip_gold # Fails to compile using the gold linker.
 # set some CFLAGS we need
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -g -fno-stack-protector"
 
-# dont do an parallel build
-  MAKEFLAGS=-j1
-
 export BUILD_CC=$HOST_CC
 export OBJDUMP_FOR_HOST=objdump