diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index db78e09b687784..430aa40f7396e9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ ifdef JOBS
 	NINJA_ARGS := $(NINJA_ARGS) -j$(JOBS)
 else
 	IMMEDIATE_NINJA_ARGS := $(NINJA_ARGS)
-	NINJA_ARGS = $(IMMEDIATE_NINJA_ARGS) $(filter -j%,$(MAKEFLAGS))
+	NINJA_ARGS = $(filter -j%,$(MAKEFLAGS))$(IMMEDIATE_NINJA_ARGS)
 endif
 $(NODE_EXE): config.gypi out/Release/build.ninja
 	$(NINJA) -C out/Release $(NINJA_ARGS)