diff --git a/multimedia/mpv/README b/multimedia/mpv/README
index 2bb44ef5b8..88fdc366f0 100644
--- a/multimedia/mpv/README
+++ b/multimedia/mpv/README
@@ -18,24 +18,13 @@ Dependencies are autodetected. Some optional dependencies are disabled by
 default and may be enabled (see BUILD_OPTS). Optional dependencies that are
 enabled by default may be disabled (see BUILD_OPTS).
 
-NUMJOBS:
-The default number of jobs to be run during the build process is set to 1;
-To override, set NUMJOBS to your preference prior to or at build time. If
-you run into suspected bugs with mpv, I recommend first building and installing
-mpv with NUMJOBS set to the default of 1. e.g.:
-
-~# NUMJOBS=2 sh mpv.SlackBuild
-
-or, if you use fakeroot to build packages:
-
-~# fakeroot env NUMJOBS=2 sh mpv.SlackBuild
-
 BUILD_OPTS:
 To override the default for build options, set the shell variable BUILD_OPTS
 prior to or at build time. For example, to enable cdda and openal, which are
-disabled by default, you could use the following:
+disabled by default, and to build with four jobs in parallel, you could use the
+following:
 
-~# BUILD_OPTS="--enable-cdda --enable-openal" sh mpv.SlackBuild
+~# BUILD_OPTS="--enable-cdda --enable-openal --jobs=4" sh mpv.SlackBuild
 
 or, if you use fakeroot to build packages:
 
diff --git a/multimedia/mpv/mpv.SlackBuild b/multimedia/mpv/mpv.SlackBuild
index d48308ba44..4f32f15489 100644
--- a/multimedia/mpv/mpv.SlackBuild
+++ b/multimedia/mpv/mpv.SlackBuild
@@ -76,12 +76,8 @@ find -L . \
 DOCS="Copyright LICENSE README.md RELEASE_NOTES"
 MANUAL="DOCS/*.md DOCS/*.rst DOCS/*.txt DOCS/client_api_examples/"
 
-# By default, play it safe since it is so easy to override.
-NUMJOBS=${NUMJOBS:-1}
-
 # This leaves an opening for build options.
 BUILD_OPTS=${BUILD_OPTS:-""}
-BUILD_OPTS="$BUILD_OPTS --jobs=$NUMJOBS"
 
 # Setting CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS breaks configure.
 ./waf configure \
@@ -92,7 +88,7 @@ BUILD_OPTS="$BUILD_OPTS --jobs=$NUMJOBS"
   --docdir=/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION \
   $BUILD_OPTS
 
-./waf --jobs=$NUMJOBS build
+./waf build
 ./waf --destdir=$PKG install
 
 for f in $PKG/etc/mpv/*.conf ; do