diff --git a/sysutils/polkit/Makefile b/sysutils/polkit/Makefile
index 0065ec4a69a0..934e741b076d 100644
--- a/sysutils/polkit/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/polkit/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-gtk-doc \
 		--disable-systemd \
 		--enable-introspection \
 		--localstatedir=/var
+MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	GTKDOC="false"
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib