diff --git a/lang/chicken/Makefile b/lang/chicken/Makefile
index 989aae528407..27e896d193b9 100644
--- a/lang/chicken/Makefile
+++ b/lang/chicken/Makefile
@@ -1,56 +1,55 @@
 PORTNAME=	chicken
 DISTVERSION=	5.3.0
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	lang scheme
 MASTER_SITES=	https://code.call-cc.org/releases/${DISTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	gahr@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Scheme-to-C compiler
 WWW=		https://www.call-cc.org/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE PD
 LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		cpe gmake
 CPE_VENDOR=	call-cc
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 MAKEFILE=	GNUmakefile
 MAKE_ARGS=	C_COMPILER="${CC}" \
 		C_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_OPTIONS="${CFLAGS}" \
 		CXX_COMPILER="${CXX}" \
 		DOCDIR="${DOCSDIR}" \
 		LIBDIR="${PREFIX}/lib" \
 		LIBRARIAN="${AR}" \
 		LINKER_OPTIONS="${LDFLAGS}" \
 		MANDIR=${PREFIX}/man \
 		PREFIX=${PREFIX}
-# parallel build not supported
-MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
+
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 
 DATADIR=	${PREFIX}/share/chicken
 DOCSDIR=	${PREFIX}/share/doc/chicken
 
 PLIST_SUB=	BINARYVERSION=${_CHICKEN_BINARYVERSION}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS FEATHERS
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 # XXX: This should be a subpackage and on by default
 FEATHERS_DESC=	Install the Feathers debugger (requires Tcl/Tk)
 
 FEATHERS_USES=	tk:wrapper,run
 
 _CHICKEN_BINARYVERSION=	11
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/c* \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/chicken/${_CHICKEN_BINARYVERSION}/*.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libchicken.so
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/NEWS ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>