diff --git a/package/uci/Makefile b/package/uci/Makefile
index f711c2d5e6..8a8013c00d 100644
--- a/package/uci/Makefile
+++ b/package/uci/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
 
-PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk