diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb
index be0f386859..22feb462dc 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ EXTRA_OEMAKE += "\
 	'infodir=${@oe.path.relative(prefix, infodir)}' \
 "
 
+PARALLEL_MAKE = ""
+
 do_compile() {
 	oe_runmake all
 }