diff --git a/utils/sane-backends/Makefile b/utils/sane-backends/Makefile
index ca3f2c8b3..f6b3be72f 100644
--- a/utils/sane-backends/Makefile
+++ b/utils/sane-backends/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING LICENSE
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:sane-backends_project:sane-backends
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk