diff --git a/emulators/mame-devel/Makefile b/emulators/mame-devel/Makefile
index 9850695402b3..b08dccff1688 100644
--- a/emulators/mame-devel/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/mame-devel/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ USE_GNOME=		#
 EXTRA_PATCHES+=		${FILESDIR}/sdl.mak.patch
 .endif
 
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	yes
+
 .if ${ARCH} == "amd64"
 MAKE_ENV+=	PTR64=1
 .endif
diff --git a/emulators/mame/Makefile b/emulators/mame/Makefile
index 9850695402b3..b08dccff1688 100644
--- a/emulators/mame/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/mame/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ USE_GNOME=		#
 EXTRA_PATCHES+=		${FILESDIR}/sdl.mak.patch
 .endif
 
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	yes
+
 .if ${ARCH} == "amd64"
 MAKE_ENV+=	PTR64=1
 .endif
diff --git a/emulators/sdlmame-devel/Makefile b/emulators/sdlmame-devel/Makefile
index 9850695402b3..b08dccff1688 100644
--- a/emulators/sdlmame-devel/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/sdlmame-devel/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ USE_GNOME=		#
 EXTRA_PATCHES+=		${FILESDIR}/sdl.mak.patch
 .endif
 
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	yes
+
 .if ${ARCH} == "amd64"
 MAKE_ENV+=	PTR64=1
 .endif
diff --git a/emulators/sdlmame/Makefile b/emulators/sdlmame/Makefile
index 9850695402b3..b08dccff1688 100644
--- a/emulators/sdlmame/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/sdlmame/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ USE_GNOME=		#
 EXTRA_PATCHES+=		${FILESDIR}/sdl.mak.patch
 .endif
 
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	yes
+
 .if ${ARCH} == "amd64"
 MAKE_ENV+=	PTR64=1
 .endif