diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d7bc61..3c14f8f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ endif
 
 JOBS ?= $(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep processor | wc -l)
 
+JOBS = 1
+
 GLUON_MAKE := ${MAKE} -j ${JOBS} -C ${GLUON_BUILD_DIR} \
 			GLUON_RELEASE=${GLUON_RELEASE} \
 			GLUON_BRANCH=${GLUON_BRANCH}