diff --git a/srcpkgs/libical/template b/srcpkgs/libical/template
index 1fce4161dc7..39580e43de5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libical/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libical/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ homepage="http://libical.github.io/libical/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/${pkgname}/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=fd2404a3df42390268e9fb804ef9f235e429b6f0da8992a148cbb3614946d99b
 patch_args="-Np1"
-
+disable_parallel_build=y
 build_options="gir"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="gir"