1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9563c5c266ae..79ecd0deacd6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ SETENV?=	/usr/bin/env
 FETCHINDEX?=	${SETENV} ${FETCH_ENV} fetch -am -o
 
 .if !defined(INDEX_JOBS)
+.  if defined(.MAKE.JOBS)
+INDEX_JOBS=	${.MAKE.JOBS}
+.  else
 INDEX_JOBS!=	${SYSCTL} -n kern.smp.cpus
+.  endif
 .endif
 
 .if !defined(INDEX_VERBOSE)