diff --git a/digikam.changes b/digikam.changes
index 9b9ddc2..c8dddef 100644
--- a/digikam.changes
+++ b/digikam.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jun 19 12:39:49 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- disable parallel build, it's too memory hungy for OBS workers
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jun  7 21:47:46 UTC 2012 - asterios.dramis@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/digikam.spec b/digikam.spec
index 357e77e..8e8e9a7 100644
--- a/digikam.spec
+++ b/digikam.spec
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ popd
 %cmake_kde4 -d build -- -DENABLE_INTERNALMYSQL=FALSE
 %endif
 %endif
-%make_jobs
+# there are files in there that are so heavy to the compiler, that one is enough
+%{__make} -j1 VERBOSE=1
 
 %install
 cd build