diff --git a/package/devel/valgrind/Makefile b/package/devel/valgrind/Makefile
index 6610f0ac45..d17a78147c 100644
--- a/package/devel/valgrind/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/valgrind/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
 
 PKG_FIXUP = autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL := 1
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL := 1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk