diff --git a/BitchX.spec b/BitchX.spec
index dee460c..3f392d7 100644
--- a/BitchX.spec
+++ b/BitchX.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: IrcII chat client
 Name: BitchX
 Version: 1.2.1
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 License: BSD and GPLv2+
 Group: Applications/Communications
 URL: http://www.bitchx.ca
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BitchX: The ultimate IRC client
 
 %build
 %configure --with-plugins --with-ssl --enable-ipv6
-gmake %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
+gmake V=1
 
 %install
 make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Feb 20 2016 Kevin Easton <kme@fedoraproject.org> - 1.2.1-9
+- Switch to non-parallel build until next upstream release
+
 * Wed Feb 03 2016 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.2.1-8
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_24_Mass_Rebuild