-include $(BR2_CONFIG)
endif
-# Parallel execution of this Makefile is disabled because it changes
-# the packages building order, that can be a problem for two reasons:
-# - If a package has an unspecified optional dependency and that
-# dependency is present when the package is built, it is used,
-# otherwise it isn't (but compilation happily proceeds) so the end
-# result will differ if the order is swapped due to parallel
-# building.
-# - Also changing the building order can be a problem if two packages
-# manipulate the same file in the target directory.
-#
-# Taking into account the above considerations, if you still want to execute
-# this top-level Makefile in parallel comment the ".NOTPARALLEL" line and
-# use the -j<jobs> option when building, e.g:
-# make -j$((`getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN`+1))
+ifeq ($(BR2_PER_PACKAGE_DIRECTORIES),)
+# Disable top-level parallel build if per-package directories is not
+# used. Indeed, per-package directories is necessary to guarantee
+# determinism and reproducibility with top-level parallel build.
.NOTPARALLEL:
+endif
# timezone and locale may affect build output
ifeq ($(BR2_REPRODUCIBLE),y)