diff --git a/srcpkgs/thttpd/template b/srcpkgs/thttpd/template
index b38fda5bd5..1f32340a1c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/thttpd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/thttpd/template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 	sed "s,-o bin -g bin,,g" -i Makefile.in
 }
 do_build() {
-	make ${makejobs} CC=$CC LD=$CC CCOPT="$CFLAGS -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE"
+	make CC=$CC LD=$CC CCOPT="$CFLAGS -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE"
 }
 do_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/bin