diff --git a/tools/build/make_check/Makefile b/tools/build/make_check/Makefile
index 9df224fa83f8..c9273c3efd85 100644
--- a/tools/build/make_check/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/make_check/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 .MAKE.MODE=	normal
 
+# Failure is handled by the invoker, don't kill other legs of a parallel build.
+MAKE_JOB_ERROR_TOKEN=no
+
 # Test for broken LHS expansion.
 # This *must* cause make(1) to detect a recursive variable, and fail as such.
 .if make(lhs_expn)