diff --git a/srcpkgs/empathy/template b/srcpkgs/empathy/template
index 74c55e51588..5b96db4b6e2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/empathy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/empathy/template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=empathy
 version=3.12.6
 revision=1
+disable_parallel_build=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="
  --enable-gst-1.0=yes --enable-gudev=yes --enable-spell=yes