diff --git a/srcpkgs/sqlite/template b/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
index cb721779fbc..7e0ec138c4d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ checksum=5f8f2ae6461e637ff63e50fef10b6962764dfc3b81a8c0f80a19794b9d59f7ca
 
 CFLAGS="-DSQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA=1 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_UNLOCK_NOTIFY -DSQLITE_SECURE_DELETE"
 
+disable_parallel_build=yes
+
 sqlite-devel_package() {
 	depends="sqlite>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"