diff --git a/system/lirc/lirc.SlackBuild b/system/lirc/lirc.SlackBuild
index c909d7c5e9..2e3a7243c5 100644
--- a/system/lirc/lirc.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/lirc/lirc.SlackBuild
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 sed -i -e "s:lirc_parallel::" -e "s:lirc_bt829::" \
      Makefile drivers/Makefile drivers/*/Makefile tools/Makefile
 
-make
+make -j1
 make install DESTDIR=$PKG
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/share/$PRGNAM