diff --git a/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template b/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
index 0db12630487..bac4b007ce6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ checksum=72f1b6c166cb42c0b03814ab7ea10f91926d8a665a5ba1cee430a3f31e62c580
 
 wrksrc="krb5-${version}"
 
+disable_parallel_build=yes
+
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_script="./src/configure"
 configure_args="--disable-rpath --with-system-et --without-system-verto