diff --git a/component/mesa/buildout.cfg b/component/mesa/buildout.cfg
index 004481efcea5e4e726bb3e463d958bcd8b130c5b..1c95bba95adc475b6e95944c50662975f285d000 100644
--- a/component/mesa/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/mesa/buildout.cfg
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ environment =
   AUTOCONF=${autoconf:location}/bin/autoconf
   AUTOMAKE=${automake:location}/bin/automake
 make-options =
+  -j1
   LIBTOOL=${libtool:location}/bin/libtool
 
 [glu]