diff --git a/develop/scons/parse-config b/develop/scons/parse-config
index 2cbecd0e7..e7e5f6087 100644
--- a/develop/scons/parse-config
+++ b/develop/scons/parse-config
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../scons/parse-config
+# Copyright (C) 2011 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -12,5 +13,10 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-[ "$SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX" ] && var_insert sconsopt " " "--jobs $SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX"
+if ! hasflag NOPARALLEL && [ "$SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX" ] ; then
+	if [ $SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX -gt 1 ]; then
+		# echo_status "Parallel build using $SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX jobs enabled."
+		var_insert sconsopt " " "--jobs $SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX"
+	fi
+fi