diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index c9ff1b68b8e..3879a3b1cf8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ long_desc="
  binary package manager. This package includes the binary utilities
  to be able to handle XBPS binary packages."
 
+disable_parallel_build=yes
 subpackages="$pkgname-static"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run libarchive