diff --git a/package/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/dnsmasq/Makefile
index 7e06ec1720..4ad0f37742 100644
--- a/package/dnsmasq/Makefile
+++ b/package/dnsmasq/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PKG_MD5SUM:=f47e5cb8f5bac6343f24b2dbe317ab40
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk