diff --git a/depends/packages/openssl.mk b/depends/packages/openssl.mk
--- a/depends/packages/openssl.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/openssl.mk
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE) -j1 build_libs libcrypto.pc libssl.pc openssl.pc
+  $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS) build_libs
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
   sed -i.old "s/^INSTALLTOP=/INSTALLTOP?=/g" Makefile && \
-  $($(package)_stage_env) $(MAKE) -j1 INSTALLTOP=$($(package)_staging_dir)/$(host_prefix) install_sw
+  $($(package)_stage_env) $(MAKE) INSTALLTOP=$($(package)_staging_dir)/$(host_prefix) install_sw
 endef
 
 define $(package)_postprocess_cmds