Description of problem:

The make command does not recognize the -j option in MAKEFLAGS.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

make-4.2.1-10.el8.x86_64

How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:

$ cat Makefile 
MAKEFLAGS := -j -s -B

all: t1 t2 t3 t4 t5 t6 t7 t8

t1 t2 t3 t4 t5 t6 t7 t8:
	+echo begin
	+sleep 10
	+echo end

$ make

Actual results:

begin
end
begin
end
begin
end
begin
end
begin
end
begin
end
begin
end
begin
end

Expected results:

begin
begin
begin
begin
begin
begin
begin
begin
end
end
end
end
end
end
end
end

Additional info:

Using "make -j" produces the expected result, of course.

This has been upstream a long time ago:

    https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?48274

The fix is also included in the Ubuntu package (also make v. 4.2.1).