diff --git a/packages/linux-man-pages/build.sh b/packages/linux-man-pages/build.sh
index 3112197b7..9257f0523 100644
--- a/packages/linux-man-pages/build.sh
+++ b/packages/linux-man-pages/build.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ share/man/man1p/getconf.1p"
 
 
 termux_step_pre_configure() {
+	export TERMUX_MAKE_PROCESSES=1
+
 	# Bundle posix man pages in same package:
 	cd man-pages-posix-2013-a
 	make install