diff --git a/media-libs/assimp/assimp-5.0.1.recipe b/media-libs/assimp/assimp-5.0.1.recipe
index eadf60fb4..e29bedc5d 100644
--- a/media-libs/assimp/assimp-5.0.1.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/assimp/assimp-5.0.1.recipe
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ BUILD()
 		-DBUILD_DOCS=ON \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=$developDocDir \
 		.
-	ninja $jobArgs -C build
+	ninja -j1 -C build
 }
 
 INSTALL()