diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.8/kdesdk/okteta.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.8/kdesdk/okteta.nix
index 1b53a0e03dc4..058636596ad8 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.8/kdesdk/okteta.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.8/kdesdk/okteta.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ kde {
 
 # TODO: Look what does -DBUILD_mobile add
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = false;
+
   meta = {
     description = "KDE byte editor";
   };