diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/mtools/mtools_3.9.9.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/mtools/mtools_3.9.9.bb
index 2e4c1cba7d..f0428c10e3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/mtools/mtools_3.9.9.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/mtools/mtools_3.9.9.bb
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ inherit autotools
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--without-x"
 
+PARALLEL_MAKEINST = ""
+
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/mtools/mtools_4.0.16.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/mtools/mtools_4.0.16.bb
index f5dca26724..df67854685 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/mtools/mtools_4.0.16.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/mtools/mtools_4.0.16.bb
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ inherit autotools
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--without-x"
 
+PARALLEL_MAKEINST = ""
+
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"