diff --git a/srcpkgs/pioneer/template b/srcpkgs/pioneer/template
index 6e971e487a..63d1e02bbc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pioneer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pioneer/template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://pioneerspacesim.net"
 distfiles="https://github.com/pioneerspacesim/pioneer/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=e526f1659ae321f45b997c0245acecbf9c4cf2122b025ab8db1090f1b9804f5e
+disable_parallel_build=yes
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" pioneer-modelcompiler"