diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6fccf6531770..bbb15dff13ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1331,11 +1331,11 @@ kernelversion:
 # Clear a bunch of variables before executing the submake
 tools/: FORCE
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= O=$(objtree) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(objtree) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/
 
 tools/%: FORCE
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= O=$(objtree) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/ $*
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(objtree) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/ $*
 
 # Single targets
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
index 2964b96aa55f..00a05f45b39a 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
+++ b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ifndef V
 	QUIET_BISON    = @echo '   ' BISON $@;
 
 	descend = \
-		@echo '   ' DESCEND $(1); \
+		+@echo '   ' DESCEND $(1); \
 		mkdir -p $(OUTPUT)$(1) && \
 		$(MAKE) $(COMMAND_O) subdir=$(if $(subdir),$(subdir)/$(1),$(1)) $(PRINT_DIR) -C $(1) $(2)
 endif