diff --git a/java/jdk14/Makefile b/java/jdk14/Makefile
index f5956056a7a8..5e4fa299fa56 100644
--- a/java/jdk14/Makefile
+++ b/java/jdk14/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ MAKE_ENV=	ALT_BOOTDIR="${JDK14DIR}" \
 		LANG="C" \
 		JAVA_HOME="" \
 		CLASSPATH="" \
-		LD_LIBRARY_PATH=""
+		LD_LIBRARY_PATH="" \
+		MAKEFLAGS=""
 .if defined(MINIMAL)
 MAKE_ENV+=	NO_PLUGIN="YES" \
 		NO_JAVAWS="YES"
diff --git a/java/jdk15/Makefile b/java/jdk15/Makefile
index f5956056a7a8..5e4fa299fa56 100644
--- a/java/jdk15/Makefile
+++ b/java/jdk15/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ MAKE_ENV=	ALT_BOOTDIR="${JDK14DIR}" \
 		LANG="C" \
 		JAVA_HOME="" \
 		CLASSPATH="" \
-		LD_LIBRARY_PATH=""
+		LD_LIBRARY_PATH="" \
+		MAKEFLAGS=""
 .if defined(MINIMAL)
 MAKE_ENV+=	NO_PLUGIN="YES" \
 		NO_JAVAWS="YES"
diff --git a/java/jdk16/Makefile b/java/jdk16/Makefile
index f5956056a7a8..5e4fa299fa56 100644
--- a/java/jdk16/Makefile
+++ b/java/jdk16/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ MAKE_ENV=	ALT_BOOTDIR="${JDK14DIR}" \
 		LANG="C" \
 		JAVA_HOME="" \
 		CLASSPATH="" \
-		LD_LIBRARY_PATH=""
+		LD_LIBRARY_PATH="" \
+		MAKEFLAGS=""
 .if defined(MINIMAL)
 MAKE_ENV+=	NO_PLUGIN="YES" \
 		NO_JAVAWS="YES"