diff --git a/srcpkgs/tvheadend/template b/srcpkgs/tvheadend/template
index 16897224193..326136b56f9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tvheadend/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tvheadend/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=tvheadend
 version=3.4
 _patch=patch1
 revision=1
+disable_parallel_build=yes
 wrksrc=tvheadend-${version}${_patch}
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-dvbscan"