diff --git a/srcpkgs/halibut/template b/srcpkgs/halibut/template
index c2c0f23a82..130cd63e4c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/halibut/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/halibut/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=halibut
 version=1.1
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
+disable_parallel_build=yes
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" halibut"