diff --git a/tools/bison/Makefile b/tools/bison/Makefile
index b48862a3de..ef705227e5 100644
--- a/tools/bison/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bison/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
 PKG_MD5SUM:=9dba20116b13fc61a0846b0058fbe004
 PKG_CAT:=bzcat
 
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 HOST_LDFLAGS += $(HOST_STATIC_LINKING)