diff --git a/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile b/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
index 665ca0dcd42a3ee20ab563792fe0bdc266e27c47..9f5bcc4b80645b1f9b72ae4f9eeee8fcd4dc5dc0 100644
--- a/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
+++ b/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/e2fsprogs
 
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 HOST_CFLAGS += $(FPIC)