diff --git a/package/gdb/Makefile b/package/gdb/Makefile
index 1fa159b082..671340dddd 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Makefile
+++ b/package/gdb/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/gdb
 PKG_MD5SUM:=c9da266b884fb8fa54df786dfaadbc7a
 
-PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk