diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 0077e7e939..308736ed37 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ case "${TARGET}" in
   "init") _pkg_depends="${PKG_DEPENDS_INIT}";;
   "bootstrap") _pkg_depends="${PKG_DEPENDS_BOOTSTRAP}";;
 esac
-for p in ${_pkg_depends}; do
-  ${SCRIPTS}/build "${p}" "${PARENT_PKG}"
-done
+
+if is_sequential_build; then
+  for p in ${_pkg_depends}; do
+    ${SCRIPTS}/build "${p}" "${PARENT_PKG}"
+  done
+fi
 
 # virtual packages are not built as they only contain dependencies, so dont go further here
 if [ "${PKG_SECTION}" = "virtual" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index f4d4ea95e0..31efa88a63 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -45,14 +45,18 @@ mkdir -p ${STAMPS_INSTALL}/${PKG_NAME}
 
 ${SCRIPTS}/build "${1}" "${PARENT_PKG}"
 
-if [ "${TARGET}" = "target" ] ; then
-  for p in ${PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET}; do
-    ${SCRIPTS}/install "${p}" "${PARENT_PKG}"
-  done
-elif [ "${TARGET}" = "init" ] ; then
-  for p in ${PKG_DEPENDS_INIT}; do
-    ${SCRIPTS}/install "${p}" "${PARENT_PKG}"
-  done
+if is_sequential_build; then
+  if [ "${TARGET}" = "target" ] ; then
+    for p in ${PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET}; do
+      ${SCRIPTS}/install "${p}" "${PARENT_PKG}"
+    done
+  elif [ "${TARGET}" = "init" ] ; then
+    for p in ${PKG_DEPENDS_INIT}; do
+      ${SCRIPTS}/install "${p}" "${PARENT_PKG}"
+    done
+  fi
+fi
+if [ "${TARGET}" = "init" ] ; then
   INSTALL=${BUILD}/initramfs
 fi