diff --git a/mdadm.be0 b/mdadm.be0
index 695c7748f..4f441a2ba 100755
--- a/mdadm.be0
+++ b/mdadm.be0
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ SRCURL[0]="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/mdadm-${PKGVERSION}
 #}
 
 mee_build() {
-    bee_build everything
+    bee_build -j1 everything
 }
 
 ## mee_install() should install into "${D}"