diff --git a/tools/lib/NQP/Macros.pm b/tools/lib/NQP/Macros.pm
index 570e065ac9e..0b934ec00b3 100644
--- a/tools/lib/NQP/Macros.pm
+++ b/tools/lib/NQP/Macros.pm
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ sub find_filepath {
 
 # include(file1 file2)
 # Include a file. Parameter is expanded first, then the result is used a the
-# file name. File content is been expanded.
+# file name. File content is expanded.
 # Multiple filenames are split by spaces. If file path contains a space in it it
 # must be quoted with \
 sub _m_include {
diff --git a/tools/templates/Makefile-common-macros.in b/tools/templates/Makefile-common-macros.in
index 1ac11ffabf0..344036d25eb 100644
--- a/tools/templates/Makefile-common-macros.in
+++ b/tools/templates/Makefile-common-macros.in
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2015 The Perl Foundation
 
-.NOTPARALLEL:
-
 PERL5   = @perl@
 MKPATH  = @mkpath@
 CHMOD   = @chmod@