diff --git a/glusterfs.spec b/glusterfs.spec
index 68ff7df..9083ac7 100644
--- a/glusterfs.spec
+++ b/glusterfs.spec
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ This package provides the development libraries.
 sed -i 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' libtool
 sed -i 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' libtool
 
-%{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
+#%{__make} %{?_smp_mflags} # parallel make breaks koji epel builds
+%{__make}
 
 %install
 %{__rm} -rf %{buildroot}