diff --git a/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh b/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh
index 8ec90b58..3c807317 100644
--- a/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ do_binutils() {
     fi
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building binutils"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make "${extra_make_flags[@]}" ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make "${extra_make_flags[@]}" ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing binutils"
     CT_DoExecLog ALL make install
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ do_binutils_target() {
             ${CT_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG}
 
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building binutils' libraries (${targets[*]}) for target"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} "${build_targets[@]}"
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} "${build_targets[@]}"
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing binutils' libraries (${targets[*]}) for target"
         CT_DoExecLog ALL make DESTDIR="${CT_SYSROOT_DIR}" "${install_targets[@]}"
 
diff --git a/scripts/build/binutils/elf2flt.sh b/scripts/build/binutils/elf2flt.sh
index ec058e13..31d49b41 100644
--- a/scripts/build/binutils/elf2flt.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/binutils/elf2flt.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ do_elf2flt() {
         ${CT_ELF2FLT_EXTRA_CONFIG}			
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building elf2flt"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing elf2flt"
     CT_DoExecLog ALL make install
diff --git a/scripts/build/cc/gcc.sh b/scripts/build/cc/gcc.sh
index 152335e2..b00d1134 100644
--- a/scripts/build/cc/gcc.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/cc/gcc.sh
@@ -269,17 +269,17 @@ do_cc_core() {
         # So much easier if we just edit the source tree, but hey...
         if [ ! -f "${CT_SRC_DIR}/gcc-${CT_CC_VERSION}/gcc/BASE-VER" ]; then
             CT_DoExecLog CFG make configure-libiberty
-            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} -C libiberty libiberty.a
+            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} -C libiberty libiberty.a
             CT_DoExecLog CFG make configure-gcc configure-libcpp
-            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} all-libcpp
+            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} all-libcpp
         else
             CT_DoExecLog CFG make configure-gcc configure-libcpp configure-build-libiberty
-            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} all-libcpp all-build-libiberty
+            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} all-libcpp all-build-libiberty
         fi
         # HACK: gcc-4.2 uses libdecnumber to build libgcc.mk, so build it here.
         if [ -d "${CT_SRC_DIR}/gcc-${CT_CC_VERSION}/libdecnumber" ]; then
             CT_DoExecLog CFG make configure-libdecnumber
-            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} -C libdecnumber libdecnumber.a
+            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} -C libdecnumber libdecnumber.a
         fi
 
         # Starting with GCC 4.3, libgcc.mk is no longer built,
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ do_cc_core() {
             repair_cc=""
         fi
 
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} -C gcc ${libgcc_rule} \
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} -C gcc ${libgcc_rule} \
                               ${repair_cc}
         sed -r -i -e 's@-lc@@g' gcc/${libgcc_rule}
     else # build_libgcc
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ do_cc_core() {
     fi
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building ${mode} core C compiler"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} "${core_targets[@]/#/all-}"
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} "${core_targets[@]/#/all-}"
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing ${mode} core C compiler"
     CT_DoExecLog ALL make "${core_targets[@]/#/install-}"
@@ -520,11 +520,11 @@ do_cc() {
 
     if [ "${CT_CANADIAN}" = "y" ]; then
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building libiberty"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} all-build-libiberty
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} all-build-libiberty
     fi
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building final compiler"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} all
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} all
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing final compiler"
     CT_DoExecLog ALL make install
diff --git a/scripts/build/companion_libs/cloog.sh b/scripts/build/companion_libs/cloog.sh
index 83287168..4cfd30c0 100644
--- a/scripts/build/companion_libs/cloog.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/companion_libs/cloog.sh
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ do_cloog() {
         "${cloog_opts[@]}"
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building CLooG/ppl"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} libcloog.la
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} libcloog.la
 
     if [ "${CT_COMPLIBS_CHECK}" = "y" ]; then
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Checking CLooG/ppl"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} -s check
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} -s check
     fi
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing CLooG/ppl"
diff --git a/scripts/build/companion_libs/gmp.sh b/scripts/build/companion_libs/gmp.sh
index 8aad56a7..f96467f2 100644
--- a/scripts/build/companion_libs/gmp.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/companion_libs/gmp.sh
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ do_gmp() {
         "${gmp_opts[@]}"
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building GMP"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
     if [ "${CT_COMPLIBS_CHECK}" = "y" ]; then
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Checking GMP"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} -s check
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} -s check
     fi
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing GMP"
diff --git a/scripts/build/companion_libs/mpc.sh b/scripts/build/companion_libs/mpc.sh
index 62e4dc36..31225af4 100644
--- a/scripts/build/companion_libs/mpc.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/companion_libs/mpc.sh
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ do_mpc() {
         "${mpc_opts[@]}"
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building MPC"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
     if [ "${CT_COMPLIBS_CHECK}" = "y" ]; then
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Checking MPC"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} -s check
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} -s check
     fi
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing MPC"
diff --git a/scripts/build/companion_libs/mpfr.sh b/scripts/build/companion_libs/mpfr.sh
index e2631184..5b92672c 100644
--- a/scripts/build/companion_libs/mpfr.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/companion_libs/mpfr.sh
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ do_mpfr() {
         "${mpfr_opts[@]}"
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building MPFR"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
     if [ "${CT_COMPLIBS_CHECK}" = "y" ]; then
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Checking MPFR"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} -s check
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} -s check
     fi
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing MPFR"
diff --git a/scripts/build/companion_libs/ppl.sh b/scripts/build/companion_libs/ppl.sh
index e15727c6..c3b55d44 100644
--- a/scripts/build/companion_libs/ppl.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/companion_libs/ppl.sh
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ do_ppl() {
     # --enable-optimization=speed  or sspeed (yes, with 2 's')
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building PPL"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
     if [ "${CT_COMPLIBS_CHECK}" = "y" ]; then
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Checking PPL"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} -s check
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} -s check
     fi
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing PPL"
diff --git a/scripts/build/debug/300-gdb.sh b/scripts/build/debug/300-gdb.sh
index 5a7d87fc..6f794f29 100644
--- a/scripts/build/debug/300-gdb.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/debug/300-gdb.sh
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ do_debug_gdb_build() {
             "${cross_extra_config[@]}"
 
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building cross-gdb"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing cross-gdb"
         CT_DoExecLog ALL make install
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ do_debug_gdb_build() {
             # extension appended to executables. Find that.
             tic_ext=$(grep -E '^x[[:space:]]*=' progs/Makefile |sed -r -e 's/^.*=[[:space:]]*//;')
 
-            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} -C include
-            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} -C progs "tic${tic_ext}"
+            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} -C include
+            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} -C progs "tic${tic_ext}"
 
             CT_DoExecLog ALL install -d -m 0755 "${CT_PREFIX_DIR}/buildtools"
             CT_DoExecLog ALL install -m 0755 "progs/tic${tic_ext}" "${CT_PREFIX_DIR}/buildtools"
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ do_debug_gdb_build() {
                 --enable-termcap                                                \
                 "${ncurses_opts[@]}"
 
-            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
             CT_DoExecLog ALL make install
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ do_debug_gdb_build() {
                 --enable-static                                             \
                 --disable-shared
 
-            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+            CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
             CT_DoExecLog ALL make install
 
             native_extra_config+=("--with-expat")
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ do_debug_gdb_build() {
             "${native_extra_config[@]}"
 
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building native gdb"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} CC=${CT_TARGET}-${CT_CC}
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} CC=${CT_TARGET}-${CT_CC}
 
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing native gdb"
         CT_DoExecLog ALL make DESTDIR="${CT_DEBUGROOT_DIR}" install
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ do_debug_gdb_build() {
             "${gdbserver_extra_config[@]}"
 
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building gdbserver"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS} CC=${CT_TARGET}-${CT_CC}
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS} CC=${CT_TARGET}-${CT_CC}
 
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing gdbserver"
         CT_DoExecLog ALL make DESTDIR="${CT_DEBUGROOT_DIR}" install
diff --git a/scripts/build/libc/glibc.sh b/scripts/build/libc/glibc.sh
index b079e6f8..4c205537 100644
--- a/scripts/build/libc/glibc.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/libc/glibc.sh
@@ -227,14 +227,12 @@ do_libc() {
                           RANLIB=${CT_TARGET}-ranlib                \
                           OBJDUMP_FOR_HOST="${CT_TARGET}-objdump"   \
                           ASFLAGS="${GLIBC_INITIAL_BUILD_ASFLAGS}"  \
-                          PARALLELMFLAGS="${PARALLELMFLAGS}"        \
                           all
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing C library"
     CT_DoExecLog ALL make install_root="${CT_SYSROOT_DIR}"          \
                           ${LIBC_SYSROOT_ARG}                       \
                           OBJDUMP_FOR_HOST="${CT_TARGET}-objdump"   \
-                          PARALLELMFLAGS="${PARALLELMFLAGS}"        \
                           install
 
     # This doesn't seem to work when building a crosscompiler,
diff --git a/scripts/build/libc/mingw.sh b/scripts/build/libc/mingw.sh
index 75e3b434..7cf55c6d 100644
--- a/scripts/build/libc/mingw.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/libc/mingw.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ do_libc() {
         --host=${CT_TARGET}
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building W32-API"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing W32-API"
     CT_DoExecLog ALL make install
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ do_libc() {
         --host=${CT_TARGET}
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building MinGW Runtime"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing MinGW Runtime"
     CT_DoExecLog ALL make install
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ do_libc_finish() {
             --enable-static
 
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building GnuRX development files"
-        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+        CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing GnuRX development files"
         CT_DoExecLog ALL make install-dev
diff --git a/scripts/build/libc/newlib.sh b/scripts/build/libc/newlib.sh
index 590c5eb1..6d38a565 100644
--- a/scripts/build/libc/newlib.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/libc/newlib.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ do_libc_start_files() {
         "${newlib_opts[@]}"
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building C library"
-    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${PARALLELMFLAGS}
+    CT_DoExecLog ALL make ${JOBSFLAGS}
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing C library"
     CT_DoExecLog ALL make install install_root="${CT_SYSROOT_DIR}"
diff --git a/scripts/build/libc/uClibc.sh b/scripts/build/libc/uClibc.sh
index f4a84b8c..a164979a 100644
--- a/scripts/build/libc/uClibc.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/libc/uClibc.sh
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ do_libc_start_files() {
     if [ "${CT_THREADS}" = "nptl" ]; then
         CT_DoLog EXTRA "Building start files"
         CT_DoExecLog ALL                                        \
-        make ${CT_LIBC_UCLIBC_PARALLEL:+${PARALLELMFLAGS}}      \
+        make ${CT_LIBC_UCLIBC_PARALLEL:+${JOBSFLAGS}}           \
              CROSS="${cross}"                                   \
              PREFIX="${CT_SYSROOT_DIR}/"                        \
              STRIPTOOL=true                                     \
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ do_libc() {
          LOCALE_DATA_FILENAME="${uclibc_local_tarball}.tgz" \
          pregen
     CT_DoExecLog ALL                                        \
-    make ${CT_LIBC_UCLIBC_PARALLEL:+${PARALLELMFLAGS}}      \
+    make ${CT_LIBC_UCLIBC_PARALLEL:+${JOBSFLAGS}}           \
          CROSS=${CT_TARGET}-                                \
          PREFIX="${CT_SYSROOT_DIR}/"                        \
          STRIPTOOL=true                                     \
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ do_libc() {
     # We do _not_ want to strip anything for now, in case we specifically
     # asked for a debug toolchain, hence the STRIPTOOL= assignment
     #
-    # Note: PARALLELMFLAGS is not usefull for installation.
+    # Note: JOBSFLAGS is not usefull for installation.
     #
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing C library"
     CT_DoExecLog ALL                                        \
diff --git a/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh.in b/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh.in
index 790fc91d..df5048d7 100644
--- a/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh.in
@@ -495,10 +495,9 @@ if [ -z "${CT_RESTART}" ]; then
     export SHELL="${CT_SHELL}"          # for Makefiles
 
     # And help make go faster
-    PARALLELMFLAGS=
-    [ ${CT_PARALLEL_JOBS} -ne 0 ] && PARALLELMFLAGS="${PARALLELMFLAGS} -j${CT_PARALLEL_JOBS}"
-    [ ${CT_LOAD} -ne 0 ] && PARALLELMFLAGS="${PARALLELMFLAGS} -l${CT_LOAD}"
-    export PARALLELMFLAGS
+    JOBSFLAGS=
+    [ ${CT_PARALLEL_JOBS} -ne 0 ] && JOBSFLAGS="${JOBSFLAGS} -j${CT_PARALLEL_JOBS}"
+    [ ${CT_LOAD} -ne 0 ] && JOBSFLAGS="${JOBSFLAGS} -l${CT_LOAD}"
 
     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Installing user-supplied crosstool-NG configuration"
     CT_DoExecLog ALL mkdir -p "${CT_PREFIX_DIR}/bin"