diff --git a/package/usb_modeswitch/usb_modeswitch.mk b/package/usb_modeswitch/usb_modeswitch.mk
index 8dd712f..719e4fe 100644
--- a/package/usb_modeswitch/usb_modeswitch.mk
+++ b/package/usb_modeswitch/usb_modeswitch.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 USB_MODESWITCH_DEPENDENCIES = libusb
 USB_MODESWITCH_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 USB_MODESWITCH_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+# Package does not build in parallel due to improper make rules
+USB_MODESWITCH_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 
 USB_MODESWITCH_BUILD_TARGETS = static
 USB_MODESWITCH_INSTALL_TARGETS = install-static