diff --git a/templates/groff.tmpl b/templates/groff.tmpl
index 7dfbeae05c6..e4ca4b7db63 100644
--- a/templates/groff.tmpl
+++ b/templates/groff.tmpl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ long_desc="
  All the standard macro packages are supported. A number of other utilities
  are also included together with several fonts."
 
+disable_parallel_build=yes
 run_depends="glibc-2.8"
 
 pre_install()