diff --git a/common/build-style/zig-build.sh b/common/build-style/zig-build.sh
index 5c334b1e1e5..4cfa09dcd1a 100644
--- a/common/build-style/zig-build.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/zig-build.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ do_build() {
 	# We use zig-out to avoid path conflicts as it is the default install
 	# prefix used by the zig build system.
 	DESTDIR="zig-out" zig build \
-		-j"${XBPS_MAKEJOBS}" \
+		${makejobs} \
 		--sysroot "${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}" \
 		--search-prefix "${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr" \
 		--prefix /usr \