diff --git a/common/build-style/cmake.sh b/common/build-style/cmake.sh
index 7d1d675c3ab..711fcea6273 100644
--- a/common/build-style/cmake.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/cmake.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ do_check() {
 
 	: ${make_check_target:=test}
 
-	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
+	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${makejobs} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
 }
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/common/build-style/configure.sh b/common/build-style/configure.sh
index 6f2c94ace69..7a6d136f4cc 100644
--- a/common/build-style/configure.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/configure.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ do_check() {
 	: ${make_cmd:=make}
 	: ${make_check_target:=check}
 
-	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
+	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${makejobs} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
 }
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/common/build-style/gnu-configure.sh b/common/build-style/gnu-configure.sh
index f66b081955e..4326d07d75c 100644
--- a/common/build-style/gnu-configure.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/gnu-configure.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ do_check() {
 	: ${make_cmd:=make}
 	: ${make_check_target:=check}
 
-	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
+	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${makejobs} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
 }
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/common/build-style/gnu-makefile.sh b/common/build-style/gnu-makefile.sh
index 2492749bd84..04e407af255 100644
--- a/common/build-style/gnu-makefile.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/gnu-makefile.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ do_check() {
 	: ${make_cmd:=make}
 	: ${make_check_target:=check}
 
-	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
+	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${makejobs} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
 }
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/common/build-style/perl-module.sh b/common/build-style/perl-module.sh
index 9126091cb2c..2945787ffbe 100644
--- a/common/build-style/perl-module.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/perl-module.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ do_check() {
 	: ${make_cmd:=make}
 	: ${make_check_target:=test}
 
-	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
+	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${makejobs} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
 }
 
 do_install() {