diff --git a/batctl/Makefile b/batctl/Makefile
index d9a4a7d..5572901 100644
--- a/batctl/Makefile
+++ b/batctl/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-only ISC MIT
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0 LICENSES/preferred/MIT LICENSES/deprecated/ISC
 
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/batctl/Default