diff --git a/lfs/Config b/lfs/Config
index ee3dc2365..4e3ddb880 100644
--- a/lfs/Config
+++ b/lfs/Config
@@ -35,11 +35,15 @@ unexport BUILD_ARCH BUILD_PLATFORM BUILDTARGET CROSSTARGET TOOLCHAIN TOOLS_DIR
 unexport XZ_OPT
 
 PARALLELISM = $(shell echo $$( \
-	if [ -n "$(MAX_PARALLELISM)" ] && [ $(MAX_PARALLELISM) -lt $(DEFAULT_PARALLELISM) ]; then \
-		echo $(MAX_PARALLELISM); \
+	if [ -n "$(MAX_PARALLELISM)" ] && [ $(MAX_PARALLELISM) -lt 1 ]; then \
+		echo 1 ; \
 	else \
-		echo $(DEFAULT_PARALLELISM); \
-	fi) \
+		if [ -n "$(MAX_PARALLELISM)" ] && [ $(MAX_PARALLELISM) -lt $(DEFAULT_PARALLELISM) ]; then \
+			echo $(MAX_PARALLELISM); \
+		else \
+			echo $(DEFAULT_PARALLELISM); \
+		fi \
+	fi ) \
 )
 
 MAKETUNING = -j$(PARALLELISM)