diff --git a/templates/bzip2/template b/templates/bzip2/template
index 7b2b63e4e85..d0e59503094 100644
--- a/templates/bzip2/template
+++ b/templates/bzip2/template
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ long_desc="
  predecessor, bzip (.bz)."
 
 base_chroot=yes
+disable_parallel_build=yes
 run_depends="glibc-2.8"