diff --git a/package/sdl_mixer/sdl_mixer.mk b/package/sdl_mixer/sdl_mixer.mk
index 1c6912accf..9183a4aa8c 100644
--- a/package/sdl_mixer/sdl_mixer.mk
+++ b/package/sdl_mixer/sdl_mixer.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ SDL_MIXER_SITE = http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/release
 SDL_MIXER_LICENSE = Zlib
 SDL_MIXER_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+# Package does not build in parallel due to improper make rules
+SDL_MIXER_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
+
 SDL_MIXER_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SDL_MIXER_DEPENDENCIES = sdl