diff --git a/gedit.spec b/gedit.spec
index 42c2387..58de668 100644
--- a/gedit.spec
+++ b/gedit.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 Name:		gedit
 Epoch:		2
 Version:	3.30.1
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 Summary:	Text editor for the GNOME desktop
 
 License:	GPLv2+ and GFDL
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ Install gedit-devel if you want to write plugins for gedit.
 %endif
 	--disable-updater \
 	--enable-gvfs-metadata
-make %{_smp_mflags}
+# parallel make disabled to work around desktop file translations going missing
+make
 
 %install
 %make_install
@@ -186,6 +187,9 @@ desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/org.gnome.gedit.de
 %{_datadir}/vala/
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 01 2018 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 2:3.30.1-2
+- Disable parallel make to work around missing desktop file translations
+
 * Wed Sep 26 2018 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 2:3.30.1-1
 - Update to 3.30.1