diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0f1298a95..6de809968 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ BUILDTYPE ?= Release
 PYTHON ?= python
 V ?= 1
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+JOBS ?= 1
 
 ifeq ($(shell uname -s), Darwin)
 PLATFORM ?= osx