diff --git a/libreoffice-help-en-US.spec b/libreoffice-help-en-US.spec
index cfd42e4..f65f7bd 100644
--- a/libreoffice-help-en-US.spec
+++ b/libreoffice-help-en-US.spec
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ fi
 PARALLEL_BUILD=
 if test -n "$lo_jobs" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="--with-max-jobs=$lo_jobs"
-  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P%jobs"
+  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P$lo_jobs"
 fi
 # parallel build of modules
 # it makes sense on machines with more CPUs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ num_cpus=`grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l`
 # allow only 2 modules if there more jobs allowed in one module
 test -n "$lo_jobs" -a "$lo_jobs" -gt 1 && num_cpus="2"
 PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-num-cpus=$num_cpus"
-BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$ncpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
+BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$num_cpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
 # using icecream
 if test -e "/opt/icecream/bin/gcc" -a -e "/opt/icecream/bin/g++" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-gcc-speedup=icecream"
diff --git a/libreoffice-help-en-US.spec.in b/libreoffice-help-en-US.spec.in
index debe078..49dd243 100644
--- a/libreoffice-help-en-US.spec.in
+++ b/libreoffice-help-en-US.spec.in
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ fi
 PARALLEL_BUILD=
 if test -n "$lo_jobs" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="--with-max-jobs=$lo_jobs"
-  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P%jobs"
+  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P$lo_jobs"
 fi
 # parallel build of modules
 # it makes sense on machines with more CPUs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ num_cpus=`grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l`
 # allow only 2 modules if there more jobs allowed in one module
 test -n "$lo_jobs" -a "$lo_jobs" -gt 1 && num_cpus="2"
 PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-num-cpus=$num_cpus"
-BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$ncpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
+BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$num_cpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
 # using icecream
 if test -e "/opt/icecream/bin/gcc" -a -e "/opt/icecream/bin/g++" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-gcc-speedup=icecream"
diff --git a/libreoffice-help-group1.spec b/libreoffice-help-group1.spec
index 239f55d..1a9e687 100644
--- a/libreoffice-help-group1.spec
+++ b/libreoffice-help-group1.spec
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ fi
 PARALLEL_BUILD=
 if test -n "$lo_jobs" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="--with-max-jobs=$lo_jobs"
-  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P%jobs"
+  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P$lo_jobs"
 fi
 # parallel build of modules
 # it makes sense on machines with more CPUs
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ num_cpus=`grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l`
 # allow only 2 modules if there more jobs allowed in one module
 test -n "$lo_jobs" -a "$lo_jobs" -gt 1 && num_cpus="2"
 PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-num-cpus=$num_cpus"
-BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$ncpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
+BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$num_cpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
 # using icecream
 if test -e "/opt/icecream/bin/gcc" -a -e "/opt/icecream/bin/g++" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-gcc-speedup=icecream"
diff --git a/libreoffice-help-group2.spec b/libreoffice-help-group2.spec
index fe845b5..7e14455 100644
--- a/libreoffice-help-group2.spec
+++ b/libreoffice-help-group2.spec
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ fi
 PARALLEL_BUILD=
 if test -n "$lo_jobs" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="--with-max-jobs=$lo_jobs"
-  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P%jobs"
+  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P$lo_jobs"
 fi
 # parallel build of modules
 # it makes sense on machines with more CPUs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ num_cpus=`grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l`
 # allow only 2 modules if there more jobs allowed in one module
 test -n "$lo_jobs" -a "$lo_jobs" -gt 1 && num_cpus="2"
 PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-num-cpus=$num_cpus"
-BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$ncpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
+BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$num_cpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
 # using icecream
 if test -e "/opt/icecream/bin/gcc" -a -e "/opt/icecream/bin/g++" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-gcc-speedup=icecream"
diff --git a/libreoffice-help-group3.spec b/libreoffice-help-group3.spec
index bcac587..c431240 100644
--- a/libreoffice-help-group3.spec
+++ b/libreoffice-help-group3.spec
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ fi
 PARALLEL_BUILD=
 if test -n "$lo_jobs" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="--with-max-jobs=$lo_jobs"
-  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P%jobs"
+  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P$lo_jobs"
 fi
 # parallel build of modules
 # it makes sense on machines with more CPUs
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ num_cpus=`grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l`
 # allow only 2 modules if there more jobs allowed in one module
 test -n "$lo_jobs" -a "$lo_jobs" -gt 1 && num_cpus="2"
 PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-num-cpus=$num_cpus"
-BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$ncpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
+BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$num_cpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
 # using icecream
 if test -e "/opt/icecream/bin/gcc" -a -e "/opt/icecream/bin/g++" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-gcc-speedup=icecream"
diff --git a/libreoffice-help-group4.spec b/libreoffice-help-group4.spec
index 57d2292..1ed3b14 100644
--- a/libreoffice-help-group4.spec
+++ b/libreoffice-help-group4.spec
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ fi
 PARALLEL_BUILD=
 if test -n "$lo_jobs" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="--with-max-jobs=$lo_jobs"
-  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P%jobs"
+  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P$lo_jobs"
 fi
 # parallel build of modules
 # it makes sense on machines with more CPUs
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ num_cpus=`grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l`
 # allow only 2 modules if there more jobs allowed in one module
 test -n "$lo_jobs" -a "$lo_jobs" -gt 1 && num_cpus="2"
 PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-num-cpus=$num_cpus"
-BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$ncpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
+BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$num_cpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
 # using icecream
 if test -e "/opt/icecream/bin/gcc" -a -e "/opt/icecream/bin/g++" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-gcc-speedup=icecream"
diff --git a/libreoffice-help-group5.spec b/libreoffice-help-group5.spec
index 7d6d4a7..2e87778 100644
--- a/libreoffice-help-group5.spec
+++ b/libreoffice-help-group5.spec
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ fi
 PARALLEL_BUILD=
 if test -n "$lo_jobs" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="--with-max-jobs=$lo_jobs"
-  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P%jobs"
+  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P$lo_jobs"
 fi
 # parallel build of modules
 # it makes sense on machines with more CPUs
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ num_cpus=`grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l`
 # allow only 2 modules if there more jobs allowed in one module
 test -n "$lo_jobs" -a "$lo_jobs" -gt 1 && num_cpus="2"
 PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-num-cpus=$num_cpus"
-BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$ncpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
+BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$num_cpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
 # using icecream
 if test -e "/opt/icecream/bin/gcc" -a -e "/opt/icecream/bin/g++" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-gcc-speedup=icecream"
diff --git a/libreoffice-help-groupX.spec.in b/libreoffice-help-groupX.spec.in
index 62937d1..d705428 100644
--- a/libreoffice-help-groupX.spec.in
+++ b/libreoffice-help-groupX.spec.in
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ fi
 PARALLEL_BUILD=
 if test -n "$lo_jobs" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="--with-max-jobs=$lo_jobs"
-  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P%jobs"
+  BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-- -P$lo_jobs"
 fi
 # parallel build of modules
 # it makes sense on machines with more CPUs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ num_cpus=`grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l`
 # allow only 2 modules if there more jobs allowed in one module
 test -n "$lo_jobs" -a "$lo_jobs" -gt 1 && num_cpus="2"
 PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-num-cpus=$num_cpus"
-BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$ncpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
+BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS="-P$num_cpus $BUILD_SCRIPT_FLAGS"
 # using icecream
 if test -e "/opt/icecream/bin/gcc" -a -e "/opt/icecream/bin/g++" ; then
   PARALLEL_BUILD="$PARALLEL_BUILD --with-gcc-speedup=icecream"