diff --git a/srcpkgs/fractal/template b/srcpkgs/fractal/template
index 611432b49c4..065d05ad730 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fractal/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fractal/template
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export PATH="$PATH:$XBPS_BUILDDIR/${pkgname}-${version}/node_modules/.bin"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686*) broken="runs out of memory when linking" ;;
+	armv*) disable_parallel_build=yes ;;
 esac
 
 post_patch() {