diff --git a/tools/patch/Makefile b/tools/patch/Makefile
index 4774478c96..1ea96bf33b 100644
--- a/tools/patch/Makefile
+++ b/tools/patch/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/patch
 PKG_MD5SUM:=e3da7940431633fb65a01b91d3b7a27a
 
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL := 1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 HOSTCC := $(HOSTCC_NOCACHE)