diff --git a/editors/jed/Makefile b/editors/jed/Makefile
index 329f197e33b3..0a5854818afb 100644
--- a/editors/jed/Makefile
+++ b/editors/jed/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ OPTIONS=	X11 "Build xjed (depends of X11)" on
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 DIST_SUBDIR=	jed
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	yes
+MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV+=	JED_ROOT=${PREFIX}/lib/jed
 
 PORTDOCS=	*