diff --git a/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini b/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
index f3165c40860..663a59b3dbf 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
+++ b/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 tarball=configure-VERSION.tar.gz
-sha1=75fe450806e89ce82978f9167b664d3e403d9af9
-md5=26211fca17d4d912cc11f22f353684b1
-cksum=1423896271
+sha1=3be487d8a2c0cfbcd678f9b3a39a52dbe990abcb
+md5=bf304b099a157c77800585a14a7ed543
+cksum=4214702452
diff --git a/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt b/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
index 20a74069b66..be866e64ff0 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-e349b0024996e4ac4878d70a0a34ae6b742e88c5
+890a46df0b42536e5a175e86e0bb52d793dec4b9
diff --git a/build/pkgs/openblas/spkg-install.in b/build/pkgs/openblas/spkg-install.in
index 00413ca517d..2f8aea512bc 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/openblas/spkg-install.in
+++ b/build/pkgs/openblas/spkg-install.in
@@ -34,10 +34,18 @@ fi
 
 echo "Building OpenBLAS: $MAKE $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE"
 
+if $MAKE --version | grep -q -F '3.81'; then
+    # Work around https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?15919
+    OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE+=" MAKE_NB_JOBS=1"
+else
+    # Do not emit "-j" options; use jobserver
+    OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE+=" MAKE_NB_JOBS=0"
+fi
+
 # Ensure USE_TLS=1 ; see https://github.com/sagemath/sage/issues/27256
 OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE="$OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE USE_TLS=1"
 
-if ! (sdh_make libs netlib shared $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE); then
+if ! (sdh_make libs $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE && sdh_make netlib $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE && sdh_make shared $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE); then
     if [[ $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE == *"TARGET"* ]]; then
         sdh_die "Error building OpenBLAS"
     else
@@ -47,7 +55,7 @@ if ! (sdh_make libs netlib shared $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE); then
         echo "Error building OpenBLAS"
         echo "Retrying building OpenBLAS: $MAKE $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE"
         sdh_make clean
-        sdh_make libs netlib shared $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE
+        sdh_make libs $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE && sdh_make netlib $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE && sdh_make shared $OPENBLAS_CONFIGURE
     fi
 fi