diff --git a/tools/release/c/uconfigtest.sh b/tools/release/c/uconfigtest.sh
index ad7cbef229..56b00d7123 100755
--- a/tools/release/c/uconfigtest.sh
+++ b/tools/release/c/uconfigtest.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Exhaust(ive, ing)  (Mean, Multi)  (Test, Trouble)
-# Copyright (c) 2002-2010 IBM All Rights Reserved
+# Copyright (c) 2002-2011 IBM All Rights Reserved
 #
 
 # Builds ICU a whole lotta times and with different options
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 
 #------------------- Find full path names  -----------------------
+JOPT=-j2
 
 # check for uconfigtest.local
 if [ -f ./uconfigtest.local ]
@@ -130,10 +131,10 @@ bld()
 ##*##  every line:
 ##*##      . . .   2>&1 | tee -a ./bld.log | sed -e "s/^/${NAME}: /"
     cd ${BUILD_DIR}/${NAME}
-    /usr/bin/time -o ${BUILD_DIR}/times/${NAME}.all     make -k -j2 all                      
-    /usr/bin/time -o ${BUILD_DIR}/times/${NAME}.install make -k install                  
+    /usr/bin/time -o ${BUILD_DIR}/times/${NAME}.all     make -k ${JOPT} all                      
+    /usr/bin/time -o ${BUILD_DIR}/times/${NAME}.install make -k install                  INSTALL_DATA='ln -svf ' 
     /usr/bin/time -o ${BUILD_DIR}/times/${NAME}.il      make -k install-local            
-    /usr/bin/time -o ${BUILD_DIR}/times/${NAME}.chk     make -k -j2 check INTLTEST_OPTS=-w CINTLTST_OPTS=-w
+    /usr/bin/time -o ${BUILD_DIR}/times/${NAME}.chk     make -k ${JOPT} check INTLTEST_OPTS=-w CINTLTST_OPTS=-w
     PATH=${BUILD_DIR}/I${NAME}/bin:$PATH make -C ${BUILD_DIR}/${NAME}/test/hdrtst/  check    
 }