diff --git a/lirc.spec b/lirc.spec
index 83ef35f..3166a72 100644
--- a/lirc.spec
+++ b/lirc.spec
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ chmod +x daemons/input_map.sh
 %endif
   --with-syslog=LOG_DAEMON \
   --with-driver=userspace
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
+# make %{?_smp_mflags}
+# parallel makes are currently busted, do single-threaded for now
+make
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT __docs