diff --git a/recipes/webkitgtk b/recipes/webkitgtk
index dcd0ee90..247bc5de 100644
--- a/recipes/webkitgtk
+++ b/recipes/webkitgtk
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ configure() {
 }
 
 build() {
-	ninja -j4
+	ninja -j2
 }
 
 package() {