diff --git a/meta/packages/python/python.inc b/meta/packages/python/python.inc
index 7e61f795ba..682bd5a2da 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/python.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/python/python.inc
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "\
   --with-wctype-functions \
   --enable-shared \
 "
+
+PARALLEL_MAKE = ""