diff --git a/tools/libtool/Makefile b/tools/libtool/Makefile
index 080689b8ac..cb6cf4a5c7 100644
--- a/tools/libtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libtool/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
 PKG_MD5SUM:=b32b04148ecdd7344abc6fe8bd1bb021
 
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS += \