diff --git a/srcpkgs/acpica-utils/template b/srcpkgs/acpica-utils/template
index 153b8a199de..2e6a4886e83 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/acpica-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/acpica-utils/template
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ do_build() {
 	sed -e 's/_CYGWIN/_LINUX/g' -e 's/-Werror//g' -i generate/unix/Makefile.config
 
 	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
-		make ${makejobs} BITS=32
+		make BITS=32
 	else
-		make ${makejobs} BITS=64
+		make BITS=64
 	fi
 }