diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 651cbdef5a..ab8fbf8e4d 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ menu "Global build settings"
 
 	config PKG_DEFAULT_PARALLEL
 		bool
-		prompt "Always parallelize the default package build rule (Dangerous)"
+		prompt "Parallelize the default package build rule (May break build)"
 		depends on PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL
 		default n
 		help
@@ -278,7 +278,21 @@ menu "Global build settings"
 		  packages with multiple jobs that are probably not tested in
 		  a parallel build environment.
 
-		  Say N. Only say Y for testing.
+		  Only say Y, if you don't mind fixing broken packages.
+		  Before reporting build bugs, set this to N and re-run the build.
+
+	config TOOLCHAIN_PARALLEL
+		bool
+		prompt "Parallelize the toolchain build (May break build)"
+		depends on PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL
+		default n
+		help
+		  Build the toolchain with parallel make jobs.
+		  This speeds up the toolchain build on SMP machines, but may
+		  break the build for certain toolchain versions.
+
+		  If you say Y, toolchain build might break.
+		  Before reporting build bugs, set this to N and re-run the build.
 
 	comment "Stripping options"
 
diff --git a/include/toolchain-build.mk b/include/toolchain-build.mk
index 6defe63edf..a0bc4061fc 100644
--- a/include/toolchain-build.mk
+++ b/include/toolchain-build.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ REAL_STAGING_DIR_HOST:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)
 STAGING_DIR_HOST:=$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)
 BUILD_DIR_HOST:=$(BUILD_DIR_TOOLCHAIN)
 
+TOOLCHAIN_JOBS?=$(if $(CONFIG_TOOLCHAIN_PARALLEL),-j$(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_JOBS))
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 HOST_STAMP_PREPARED=$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Makefile b/toolchain/binutils/Makefile
index 5682698bcf..d829098e54 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/Makefile
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ define Host/Configure
 endef
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) all
+	$(MAKE) $(TOOLCHAIN_JOBS) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) all
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/common.mk b/toolchain/gcc/common.mk
index e2277207b8..8c293dd332 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/common.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/common.mk
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ endif
 
 GCC_MAKE:= \
 	export SHELL="$(BASH)"; \
-	$(MAKE) \
+	$(MAKE) $(TOOLCHAIN_JOBS) \
 		CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
 
diff --git a/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile b/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile
index 362548aae5..d3d4d85cdd 100644
--- a/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ UCLIBC_MAKE = PATH='$(TARGET_PATH)' $(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
 
 define Host/Compile
 	$(SED) 's,^CROSS=.*,CROSS=$(TARGET_CROSS),g' $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/Rules.mak
-	$(UCLIBC_MAKE) PREFIX= all
+	$(UCLIBC_MAKE) $(TOOLCHAIN_JOBS) PREFIX= all
 	$(UCLIBC_MAKE) PREFIX="$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/" install_runtime install_dev
 	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/libc/libc_so.a $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/
 	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/libpthread/*/libpthread_so.a $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/