diff --git a/Manual.md b/Manual.md
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--- a/Manual.md
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@@ -604,7 +604,9 @@ patches to the package sources during `do_patch()`. Patches are stored in
 `srcpkgs/<pkgname>/patches` and must be in `-p1` format. By default set to `-Np1`.
 
 - `disable_parallel_build` If set the package won't be built in parallel
-and `XBPS_MAKEJOBS` has no effect.
+and `XBPS_MAKEJOBS` will be set to 1. If a package does not work well with `XBPS_MAKEJOBS`
+but still has a mechanism to build in parallel, set `disable_parallel_build` and
+use `XBPS_ORIG_MAKEJOBS` (which holds the original value of `XBPS_MAKEJOBS`) in the template.
 
 - `make_check` Sets the cases in which the `check` phase is run.
 This option has to be accompanied by a comment explaining why the tests fail.