diff --git a/gcc/common.opt b/gcc/common.opt
index 1285ff0..1e753c9 100644
--- a/gcc/common.opt
+++ b/gcc/common.opt
@@ -1516,8 +1516,8 @@ Common
 Enable partitioned link-time optimization
 
 fwhopr=
-Common RejectNegative UInteger Joined Var(flag_whopr)
-Enable partitioned link-time optimization with specified number of parallel jobs
+Common RejectNegative Joined Var(flag_whopr)
+Partitioned link-time optimization with number of parallel jobs or jobserver.
 
 ftree-builtin-call-dce
 Common Report Var(flag_tree_builtin_call_dce) Init(0) Optimization
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index 6099b30..c72938d 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -7556,6 +7556,13 @@ parallel using @var{n} parallel jobs by utilizing an installed
 @command{make} program.  The environment variable @env{MAKE} may be
 used to override the program used.
 
+You can also specify @option{-fwhopr=jobserver} to use GNU make's 
+job server mode to determine the number of parallel jobs. This 
+is useful when the Makefile calling GCC is already parallel.
+The parent Makefile will need a '+' prepended to the command recipe
+for this to work. This will likely only work if @env{MAKE} is 
+GNU make.
+
 Disabled by default.
 
 @item -fwpa
diff --git a/gcc/lto-wrapper.c b/gcc/lto-wrapper.c
index da120b3..d0f1256 100644
--- a/gcc/lto-wrapper.c
+++ b/gcc/lto-wrapper.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ run_gcc (unsigned argc, char *argv[])
   struct obstack env_obstack;
   bool seen_o = false;
   int parallel = 0;
+  int jobserver = 0;
 
   /* Get the driver and options.  */
   collect_gcc = getenv ("COLLECT_GCC");
@@ -373,9 +374,17 @@ run_gcc (unsigned argc, char *argv[])
 	    lto_mode = LTO_MODE_WHOPR;
 	    if (option[7] == '=')
 	      {
-		parallel = atoi (option+8);
-		if (parallel <= 1)
-		  parallel = 0;
+		if (!strcmp (option + 8, "jobserver"))
+		  {
+		    jobserver = 1;
+		    parallel = 1;
+		  }
+		else
+		  {
+		    parallel = atoi (option+8);
+		    if (parallel <= 1)
+		      parallel = 0;
+		  }
 	      }
 	  }
 	else
@@ -567,23 +576,32 @@ cont:
 	{
 	  struct pex_obj *pex;
 	  char jobs[32];
+
 	  fprintf (mstream, "all:");
 	  for (i = 0; i < nr; ++i)
 	    fprintf (mstream, " \\\n\t%s", output_names[i]);
 	  fprintf (mstream, "\n");
 	  fclose (mstream);
-	  /* Avoid passing --jobserver-fd= and similar flags.  */
-	  putenv (xstrdup ("MAKEFLAGS="));
-	  putenv (xstrdup ("MFLAGS="));
+	  if (!jobserver)
+	    {
+	      /* Avoid passing --jobserver-fd= and similar flags 
+		 unless jobserver mode is explicitely enabled.*/
+	      putenv (xstrdup ("MAKEFLAGS="));
+	      putenv (xstrdup ("MFLAGS="));
+	    }
 	  new_argv[0] = getenv ("MAKE");
 	  if (!new_argv[0])
 	    new_argv[0] = "make";
 	  new_argv[1] = "-f";
 	  new_argv[2] = makefile;
-	  snprintf (jobs, 31, "-j%d", parallel);
-	  new_argv[3] = jobs;
-	  new_argv[4] = "all";
-	  new_argv[5] = NULL;
+	  i = 3;
+	  if (!jobserver)
+	    {
+	      snprintf (jobs, 31, "-j%d", parallel);
+	      new_argv[i++] = jobs;
+	    }
+	  new_argv[i++] = "all";
+	  new_argv[i++] = NULL;
 	  pex = collect_execute (CONST_CAST (char **, new_argv));
 	  collect_wait (new_argv[0], pex);
 	  maybe_unlink_file (makefile);
diff --git a/gcc/opts.c b/gcc/opts.c
index 6e52805..399bd4a 100644
--- a/gcc/opts.c
+++ b/gcc/opts.c
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ common_handle_option (const struct cl_decoded_option *decoded,
       break;
 
     case OPT_fwhopr:
-      flag_whopr = value;
+      flag_whopr = arg;
       break;
 
     case OPT_w: