diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fd2a4ad8e..e96618818 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 all: world
 
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
 ##############################################################
 #
 # Build the toolchain
diff --git a/package/Makefile b/package/Makefile
index 99696770c..2db33703b 100644
--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Main makefile for the packages
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
+package-:=tcp_wrappers
 package-y:=openwrt
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_AICCU) += aiccu
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_ARPTABLES) += arptables
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB) += zlib
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_DHCPFWD) += dhcp-forwarder
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNET) += libnet
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMYSQLCLIENT) += mysql
+package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPCAP) += libpcap
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPQ) += postgresql
 
 all: compile install
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ libnet-compile: libpcap-compile
 mysql-compile: ncurses-compile zlib-compile
 postgresql-compile: zlib-compile
 
-$(patsubst %,%-prepare,$(package-y) $(package-m)): linux-install
+$(patsubst %,%-prepare,$(package-y) $(package-m) $(package-)): linux-install
 
 %-prepare:
 	@[ -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@ ] || $(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare
diff --git a/package/fping/Makefile b/package/fping/Makefile
index 20a8ade91..123ebe68a 100644
--- a/package/fping/Makefile
+++ b/package/fping/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ PKG_CAT:=zcat
 PKG_IPK:=$(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
 PKG_IPK_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg
 
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE):
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(PKG_SOURCE) $(PKG_MD5SUM) $(PKG_SOURCE_URL)
 
@@ -46,11 +48,11 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.patched
 	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)4: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) clean $(PKG_NAME)
+	$(MAKE) -j1 CC=$(TARGET_CC) CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) clean $(PKG_NAME)
 	mv $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)4
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)6: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -DIPV6=1" -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) clean $(PKG_NAME)
+	$(MAKE) -j1 CC=$(TARGET_CC) CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -DIPV6=1" -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) clean $(PKG_NAME)
 	mv $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)6
 
 $(PKG_IPK): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)4 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)6
diff --git a/package/iproute2/Makefile b/package/iproute2/Makefile
index e44212906..5c6b96eb0 100644
--- a/package/iproute2/Makefile
+++ b/package/iproute2/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ PKG_IP_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg/ip
 PKG_TC:=$(PACKAGE_DIR)/tc_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
 PKG_TC_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg/tc
 
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE):
 	 $(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(PKG_SOURCE) $(PKG_MD5SUM) $(PKG_SOURCE_URL)
 
@@ -39,10 +41,10 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.patched
 	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/tc/tc: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) KERNEL_INCLUDE=$(LINUX_DIR)/include all tc/tc
+	$(MAKE) -j1 -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) KERNEL_INCLUDE=$(LINUX_DIR)/include all tc/tc
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ip/ip: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) KERNEL_INCLUDE=$(LINUX_DIR)/include all ip/ip
+	$(MAKE) -j1 -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) KERNEL_INCLUDE=$(LINUX_DIR)/include all ip/ip
 
 
 $(PKG_IP): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ip/ip $(PACKAGE_DIR)
diff --git a/package/libelf/Makefile b/package/libelf/Makefile
index 8971e8606..0cfb23c52 100644
--- a/package/libelf/Makefile
+++ b/package/libelf/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_DIR)
 PKG_IPK := $(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
 PKG_IPK_DIR :=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg/
 
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_FILE):
 	mkdir -p $(DL_DIR)
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(PKG_SOURCE_FILE) $(PKG_MD5SUM) $(PKG_SOURCE_SITE)
@@ -38,11 +40,11 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/libelf.so.$(LIBELF_VER): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) LD=$(TARGET_CROSS)ld ARCH=$(ARCH) \
+	$(MAKE) -j1 CC=$(TARGET_CC) LD=$(TARGET_CROSS)ld ARCH=$(ARCH) \
 		-C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 
 $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libelf.so: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/libelf.so.$(LIBELF_VER)
-	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) LD=$(TARGET_CROSS)ld ARCH=$(ARCH) \
+	$(MAKE) -j1 CC=$(TARGET_CC) LD=$(TARGET_CROSS)ld ARCH=$(ARCH) \
 		-C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib instroot="$(STAGING_DIR)" install
 
 
diff --git a/package/linux/Makefile b/package/linux/Makefile
index 29a1bfa30..3f730355b 100644
--- a/package/linux/Makefile
+++ b/package/linux/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ PKG_RELEASE := 1
 TARGETS := 
 INSTALL_TARGETS := 
 
+.NOTPARALLEL:
 
 define KMOD_template
 ifeq ($$(strip $(4)),)
diff --git a/package/ncurses/Makefile b/package/ncurses/Makefile
index 3835af6c1..3d73e7747 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/package/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE_DIR := $(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_DIR)
 PKG_IPK := $(PACKAGE_DIR)/lib$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
 
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_FILE):
 	mkdir -p $(DL_DIR)
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(PKG_SOURCE_FILE) $(PKG_MD5SUM) $(PKG_SOURCE_SITE)
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ $(PKG_IPK): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg/rules
 	cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); \
 	TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" IPKG_RULES_INC="$(TOPDIR)/rules.mk" \
 	INSTALL_DIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" \
-	./ipkg/rules package
+	$(MAKE) -j1 -f ./ipkg/rules package
 
 $(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/lib$(PKG_NAME).list: $(PKG_IPK)
 	$(IPKG) install $(PKG_IPK)
diff --git a/package/openssl/Makefile b/package/openssl/Makefile
index e72f8f68c..afa5f304e 100644
--- a/package/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/openssl/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ PKG_IPK := $(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
 
 OPENSSL_NO_CIPHERS:=no-idea no-mdc2 no-rc5 no-rc2 no-md2 no-md4
 
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_FILE):
 	mkdir -p $(DL_DIR)
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(PKG_SOURCE_FILE) $(PKG_MD5SUM) $(PKG_SOURCE_SITE)
@@ -38,13 +40,13 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.patched
 	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/apps/openssl: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) all build-shared
+	$(MAKE) -j1 CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) all build-shared
 	# Work around openssl build bug to link libssl.so with libcrypto.so.
 	-rm $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libssl.so.*.*.*
-	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) do_linux-shared
+	$(MAKE) -j1 CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) do_linux-shared
 
 $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libssl.so: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/apps/openssl
-	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) INSTALL_PREFIX=$(STAGING_DIR) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) install_sw
+	$(MAKE) -j1 CC=$(TARGET_CC) INSTALL_PREFIX=$(STAGING_DIR) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) install_sw
 	cp -fa $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libcrypto.so* $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/
 	chmod a-x $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.7
 	(cd $(STAGING_DIR)/lib; ln -fs libcrypto.so.0.9.7 libcrypto.so)
diff --git a/package/openwrt/libnvram/Makefile b/package/openwrt/libnvram/Makefile
index 8bb4c5c35..75a1afcd6 100644
--- a/package/openwrt/libnvram/Makefile
+++ b/package/openwrt/libnvram/Makefile
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ $(foreach obj,$(OBJS),$(eval $(call OBJ_template,$(obj))))
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 
-$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/nvram: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/main.o
-	$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ -L$(PKG_BUILD_DIR) -lnvram 
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/nvram: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/main.o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libnvram.so
+	$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -o $@ $< -L$(PKG_BUILD_DIR) -lnvram 
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libnvram.so: $(LIBNVRAM_OBJS)
 	$(TARGET_CC) -shared -o $@ $^
diff --git a/package/tcp_wrappers/Makefile b/package/tcp_wrappers/Makefile
index 84f98160d..40e7331af 100644
--- a/package/tcp_wrappers/Makefile
+++ b/package/tcp_wrappers/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_DIR)
 # only need libwrap.a at the moment
 #PKG_IPK := $(PACKAGE_DIR)/zlib_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
 
+.NOTPARALLEL:
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_FILE):
 	mkdir -p $(DL_DIR)
@@ -28,8 +29,7 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.patched: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_FILE)
 	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.patched
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libwrap.a: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.patched
-
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+	$(MAKE) -j1 -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		COPTS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		LIBS=-lnsl \
diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index d403260dd..b8ed526a0 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/.config
 MAKE1=make
-MAKE=make -j$(BR2_JLEVEL)
+MAKEFLAGS=-j$(BR2_JLEVEL)
 
 # Strip off the annoying quoting
 ARCH:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_ARCH)))
diff --git a/target/Makefile b/target/Makefile
index 6a1bd954a..437609a28 100644
--- a/target/Makefile
+++ b/target/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ $(BIN_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $(BIN_DIR)
 
 $(INSTALL_TARGET_DIRS): lzma-loader-compile
+$(IMAGE_TARGETS): $(patsubst %,%-install,$(TARGET_DIRS))
 compile: $(patsubst %,%-compile,$(TARGET_DIRS))
 install: utils-install lzma-install $(LINUX_IMAGE) $(patsubst %,%-install,$(TARGET_DIRS)) $(IMAGE_TARGETS)
 clean: $(patsubst %,%-clean,$(TARGET_DIRS)) image_clean