diff --git a/srcpkgs/kdesignerplugin/template b/srcpkgs/kdesignerplugin/template
index fd6aff91ec8..92c6c6783a5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kdesignerplugin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kdesignerplugin/template
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ license="LGPL-2"
 homepage="https://projects.kde.org/projects/frameworks/kdesignerplugin"
 distfiles="http://download.kde.org/stable/frameworks/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=bfabe42cf4e667cabaa2754ea80decd4a53cff769951a530e0f218f9f42e695e
+disable_parallel_build=yes
 
 if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake qt5-tools python kdoctools"