diff --git a/lfs/Config b/lfs/Config
index 2bb0f2835..42da3f3b1 100644
--- a/lfs/Config
+++ b/lfs/Config
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ PARALLELISM = $(shell echo $$( \
 	fi) \
 )
 
-MAKETUNING = -j $(PARALLELISM)
+MAKETUNING = -j$(PARALLELISM)
 
 ifeq "$(BUILD_ARCH)" "aarch64"
 	IS_64BIT = 1