diff --git a/libatomic/Makefile.am b/libatomic/Makefile.am
index 3bb32f32ebf..c0b8dea5037 100644
--- a/libatomic/Makefile.am
+++ b/libatomic/Makefile.am
@@ -154,12 +154,11 @@ endif
 libatomic_convenience_la_SOURCES = $(libatomic_la_SOURCES)
 libatomic_convenience_la_LIBADD = $(libatomic_la_LIBADD)
 
-# Override the automake generated all-multi rule to guarantee that all-multi
+# Amend the automake generated all-multi rule to guarantee that all-multi
 # is not run in parallel with the %_.lo rules which generate $(DEPDIR)/*.Ppo
 # makefile fragments to avoid broken *.Ppo getting included into the Makefile
 # when it is reloaded during the build of all-multi.
 all-multi: $(libatomic_la_LIBADD)
-	$(MULTIDO) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DO=all multi-do # $(MAKE)
 
 # target overrides
 -include $(tmake_file)
diff --git a/libatomic/Makefile.in b/libatomic/Makefile.in
index 4164199cf9d..5a13bc6dfb0 100644
--- a/libatomic/Makefile.in
+++ b/libatomic/Makefile.in
@@ -897,12 +897,11 @@ vpath % $(strip $(search_path))
 %_.lo: Makefile
 	$(LTCOMPILE) $(M_DEPS) $(M_SIZE) $(M_IFUNC) -c -o $@ $(M_SRC)
 
-# Override the automake generated all-multi rule to guarantee that all-multi
+# Amend the automake generated all-multi rule to guarantee that all-multi
 # is not run in parallel with the %_.lo rules which generate $(DEPDIR)/*.Ppo
 # makefile fragments to avoid broken *.Ppo getting included into the Makefile
 # when it is reloaded during the build of all-multi.
 all-multi: $(libatomic_la_LIBADD)
-	$(MULTIDO) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DO=all multi-do # $(MAKE)
 
 # target overrides
 -include $(tmake_file)