diff --git a/x11-toolkits/wxgtk28/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/wxgtk28/Makefile
index fb13a4e44e0c..7f57d36abfef 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/wxgtk28/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/wxgtk28/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_XORG=	x11 sm xxf86vm xinerama 
 USE_GL=		glu
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	yes
 USE_ICONV=	yes
 USE_GNOME=	gtk20
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes