diff --git a/net/reaver/Makefile b/net/reaver/Makefile
index 4740ad72f..a95529e6e 100644
--- a/net/reaver/Makefile
+++ b/net/reaver/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=docs/LICENSE
 PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 PKG_AUTOMAKE_PATHS:=src
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 CONFIGURE_PATH:=src