diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b6cc388e4..ab2524db1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# IPA build system cannot cope with parallel build; disable parallel build
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
 include VERSION
 
 SUBDIRS=asn1 daemons install ipapython ipa-client