diff --git a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
index 1a5adab2fc8bf4..410e89e3401dcc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ do_build() {
 		cp /usr/share/java/hsqldb-1.8.0.jar instdir/program/classes/hsqldb.jar
 	fi
 	# verbose=1
-	make ${make_build_target} PARALLELISM=$MAKEJOBS
-	make -C libreofficekit PARALLELISM=$MAKEJOBS
+	make ${make_build_target} PARALLELISM=${XBPS_MAKEJOBS}
+	make -C libreofficekit PARALLELISM=${XBPS_MAKEJOBS}
 }
 
 do_check() {