diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-src-utils/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-src-utils/template
index 13099b1dc2..111ba35ab4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-src-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-src-utils/template
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ long_desc="
 
 nofetch=yes
 noextract=yes
+disable_parallel_build=yes
 
 do_fetch() {
 	local url="git://github.com/davehome/xbps-src-utils.git"