-HOST_JOBS ?= $(if $(HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL)$(CONFIG_PKG_DEFAULT_PARALLEL),$(if $(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL),-j$(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_JOBS)))
+
+ifeq ($(strip $(HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL)),0)
+HOST_JOBS?=-j1
+else
+HOST_JOBS?=$(if $(HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL)$(CONFIG_PKG_DEFAULT_PARALLEL),\
+ $(if $(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL),-j$(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_JOBS),-j1),-j1)
+endif