diff --git a/toolchain/gdb/Makefile b/toolchain/gdb/Makefile
index 515b1f105..b08d76e57 100644
--- a/toolchain/gdb/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/gdb/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_MD5SUM:=747b655418058964451eff7c7a15013c
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://launchpad.net/gdb-linaro/7.2/7.2-2011.03-0/+download/
 
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/toolchain-build.mk
 
 define Host/Configure
@@ -33,10 +35,6 @@ define Host/Configure
 	);
 endef
 
-define Host/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)
-endef
-
 define Host/Install
 	mkdir -p $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/bin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/gdb/gdb $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/bin/$(TARGET_CROSS)gdb