diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/uw-imap/uw-imap_2007f.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/uw-imap/uw-imap_2007f.bb
index 9fb12b26e4..29c4b20878 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/uw-imap/uw-imap_2007f.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/uw-imap/uw-imap_2007f.bb
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ RCONFLICTS:${PN} = "libc-client"
 
 ALLOW_EMPTY:${PN} = "1"
 
+PARALLEL_MAKE = ""
+