diff --git a/config/multithread b/config/multithread
index 2ffa4c6dda..1c14ddfc70 100644
--- a/config/multithread
+++ b/config/multithread
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export -f json_worker
 package_worker() {
   local slot=$1 job=$2 jobs=$3 args="$4"
   local task pkgname result status
-  local addon istarget
+  local addon istarget isaddon
 
   export MTJOBID=${slot} MTMAXJOBS=${jobs}
 
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ package_worker() {
 
   [[ ${pkgname} =~ :target$ || "${pkgname//:/}" = "${pkgname}" ]] && istarget="yes" || istarget="no"
 
-  if [ "${MTADDONBUILD}" = "yes" -a "${PKG_IS_ADDON}" = "yes" -a "${istarget}" = "yes" ]; then
+  [[ "${MTADDONBUILD}" = "yes" && ( "${PKG_IS_ADDON}" = "yes" || "${PKG_IS_ADDON}" = "embedded" ) ]] && isaddon="yes" || isaddon="no"
+
+  if [ "${isaddon}" = "yes" -a "${istarget}" = "yes" ]; then
     if [ ${result} -eq 0 ]; then
       (
         pkg_lock "${pkgname}" "packadd"