--- a/net-misc/ntpsec/ntpsec-1.2.0-r3.ebuild	
+++ a/net-misc/ntpsec/ntpsec-1.2.0-r3.ebuild	
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ src_configure() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	unset MAKEOPTS
 	python_compile() {
 		waf-utils_src_compile
 	}
--- a/net-misc/ntpsec/ntpsec-1.2.1.ebuild	
+++ a/net-misc/ntpsec/ntpsec-1.2.1.ebuild	
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ src_configure() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	unset MAKEOPTS
 	python_compile() {
 		waf-utils_src_compile
 	}
--- a/net-misc/ntpsec/ntpsec-9999.ebuild	
+++ a/net-misc/ntpsec/ntpsec-9999.ebuild	
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ src_configure() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	unset MAKEOPTS
 	python_compile() {
 		waf-utils_src_compile
 	}