diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index 31ba037af09178d6e00918b3530c413644a1a876..8ff5958d19693c2cb5193e67e86509cfe22acc63 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -2849,6 +2849,7 @@ (define-public tuxpaint
                       ,(string-append "PREFIX=" %output)
                       "GNOME_PREFIX=$(PREFIX)"
                       "COMPLETIONDIR=$(PREFIX)/etc/bash_completion.d")
+       #:parallel-build? #f             ;fails on some systems
        #:tests? #f                      ;No tests
        #:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
                   (delete 'configure)   ;no configure phase