diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
index cf5086ada5bd..1b83ffcd809b 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ SUBDIR=	doc\
 	libbfd \
 	libopcodes \
 	libbinutils \
+	.WAIT \
 	as \
 	ld \
 	${_objcopy} \
@@ -16,4 +17,9 @@ SUBDIR=	doc\
 _objcopy=	objcopy
 .endif
 
+
+.if !make(install)
+SUBDIR_PARALLEL=
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>