diff --git a/srcpkgs/lshw/template b/srcpkgs/lshw/template
index 6ba1bb44a95..d08c1b43869 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lshw/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lshw/template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter"
 distfiles="https://ezix.org/software/files/lshw-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=9bb347ac87142339a366a1759ac845e3dbb337ec000aa1b99b50ac6758a80f80
+disable_parallel_build=yes  # fails to link ./core/liblshw.a
 
 post_patch() {
 	vsed -i src/Makefile src/gui/Makefile \