diff --git a/tools/tools/nanobsd/nanobsd.sh b/tools/tools/nanobsd/nanobsd.sh
index 216c9004ebe7..01b602c48925 100644
--- a/tools/tools/nanobsd/nanobsd.sh
+++ b/tools/tools/nanobsd/nanobsd.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ NANO_PACKAGE_LIST="*"
 # default is ${NANO_OBJ}
 #NANO_DISKIMGDIR=""
 
-# Parallel Make
+# Make & parallel Make
+NANO_MAKE="make"
 NANO_PMAKE="make -j 3"
 
 # The default name for any image we create.
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ install_world ( ) (
 
 	cd ${NANO_SRC}
 	env TARGET_ARCH=${NANO_ARCH} \
-	${NANO_PMAKE} __MAKE_CONF=${NANO_MAKE_CONF_INSTALL} installworld \
+	${NANO_MAKE} __MAKE_CONF=${NANO_MAKE_CONF_INSTALL} installworld \
 		DESTDIR=${NANO_WORLDDIR} \
 		> ${NANO_OBJ}/_.iw 2>&1
 	chflags -R noschg ${NANO_WORLDDIR}
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ install_etc ( ) (
 
 	cd ${NANO_SRC}
 	env TARGET_ARCH=${NANO_ARCH} \
-	${NANO_PMAKE} __MAKE_CONF=${NANO_MAKE_CONF_INSTALL} distribution \
+	${NANO_MAKE} __MAKE_CONF=${NANO_MAKE_CONF_INSTALL} distribution \
 		DESTDIR=${NANO_WORLDDIR} \
 		> ${NANO_OBJ}/_.etc 2>&1
 	# make.conf doesn't get created by default, but some ports need it
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ install_kernel ( ) (
 	fi
 
 	cd ${NANO_SRC}
-	env TARGET_ARCH=${NANO_ARCH} ${NANO_PMAKE} installkernel \
+	env TARGET_ARCH=${NANO_ARCH} ${NANO_MAKE} installkernel \
 		DESTDIR=${NANO_WORLDDIR} \
 		__MAKE_CONF=${NANO_MAKE_CONF_INSTALL} \
 		${kernconfdir:+"KERNCONFDIR="}${kernconfdir} \
@@ -878,6 +879,7 @@ fi
 if $do_clean ; then
 	true
 else
+	NANO_MAKE="${NANO_MAKE} -DNO_CLEAN"
 	NANO_PMAKE="${NANO_PMAKE} -DNO_CLEAN"
 fi
 
@@ -897,6 +899,7 @@ export NANO_DRIVE
 export NANO_HEADS
 export NANO_IMAGES
 export NANO_IMGNAME
+export NANO_MAKE
 export NANO_MAKE_CONF_BUILD
 export NANO_MAKE_CONF_INSTALL
 export NANO_MEDIASIZE