diff --git a/audio/mp3lint/Makefile b/audio/mp3lint/Makefile
index e660b3770a4e..30629b373759 100644
--- a/audio/mp3lint/Makefile
+++ b/audio/mp3lint/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	libmp3-archive-perl>=0:audio/libmp3-archive-perl
 USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
+MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
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