diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 134f7ca15a..fd0dddc544 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ INSTALL_INIT=$BUILD/image/initramfs/root-image
 . config/sources
 
 MAKE="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/make"
-MAKEINSTALL="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/make -j1 DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX install"
 
 XORG_PATH_DRI=/usr/lib/dri
 XORG_PATH_XKB=/usr/share/X11/xkb
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 1d240b2a12..1746d8795b 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ else
 
     # make based builds
     "configure:target"|"cmake-make:target"|"autotools:target"|"make:target")
-      $MAKEINSTALL $PKG_MAKEINSTALL_OPTS_TARGET
+      make install DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX -j1 $PKG_MAKEINSTALL_OPTS_TARGET
       make install DESTDIR=$INSTALL $PKG_MAKEINSTALL_OPTS_TARGET
       ;;
     "configure:host"|"cmake-make:host"|"autotools:host"|"make:host")