diff --git a/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh b/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh
index 3a9bcdacb87..1191993c9ab 100644
--- a/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh
+++ b/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ unset -v cmake_builddir meson_builddir
 unset -v meson_crossfile
 unset -v gemspec
 unset -v go_import_path go_package go_mod_mode
-unset -v patch_args disable_parallel_build keep_libtool_archives make_use_env
+unset -v patch_args disable_parallel_build disable_parallel_check
+unset -v keep_libtool_archives make_use_env
 unset -v reverts subpackages makedepends hostmakedepends checkdepends depends restricted
 unset -v nopie build_options build_options_default bootstrap repository reverts
 unset -v CFLAGS CXXFLAGS FFLAGS CPPFLAGS LDFLAGS LD_LIBRARY_PATH
diff --git a/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-docheck.sh b/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-docheck.sh
index 1e82c1a3739..cac0d48f774 100755
--- a/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-docheck.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-docheck.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ done
 
 setup_pkg "$PKGNAME" $XBPS_CROSS_BUILD
 
+if [ -n "$disable_parallel_check" ]; then
+    XBPS_MAKEJOBS=1
+else
+    XBPS_MAKEJOBS="$XBPS_ORIG_MAKEJOBS"
+fi
+makejobs="-j$XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
+
 XBPS_CHECK_DONE="${XBPS_STATEDIR}/${sourcepkg}_${XBPS_CROSS_BUILD}_check_done"
 
 if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then