diff --git a/pcre2.changes b/pcre2.changes
index 6e18687..1026d1d 100644
--- a/pcre2.changes
+++ b/pcre2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan 23 12:25:38 UTC 2019 - Bernhard Wiedemann <bwiedemann@suse.com>
+
+- Do not run profiling in parallel for reproducible builds (boo#1040589)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 14 16:11:53 CET 2019 - kukuk@suse.de
 
diff --git a/pcre2.spec b/pcre2.spec
index dcf8fdd..d7de419 100644
--- a/pcre2.spec
+++ b/pcre2.spec
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now"
 %if 0%{?do_profiling}
   make %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="%{optflags} %{cflags_profile_generate}" V=1
   export LANG=POSIX
-  make %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="%{optflags} %{cflags_profile_generate}" check
+  # do not run profiling in parallel for reproducible builds (boo#1040589 boo#1102408)
+  make CFLAGS="%{optflags} %{cflags_profile_generate}" check
   make %{?_smp_mflags} clean
   make %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="%{optflags} %{cflags_profile_feedback}" V=1
 %else