diff --git a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
index fbd0bff843..bca8b14dad 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ while also supporting native scrolling and @command{tmux} control mode
        (sha256
          (base32
           "0g4lzmc1w6na81i6hny32xds4xfig4xzswzfijyi6p93a1226dv0"))
-       (file-name (git-file-name name version ))))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
@@ -1134,8 +1134,11 @@ while also supporting native scrolling and @command{tmux} control mode
        ("wayland" ,wayland)))
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f
-       #:make-flags (list "-j1" ; Without -j1 it fails to find file libwld.a
-                          "CC=gcc"
+
+       ;; Without -j1 it fails to find file libwld.a.
+       #:parallel-build? #f
+
+       #:make-flags (list "CC=gcc"
                           (string-append "PREFIX=" %output)
                           (string-append "TERMINFO="
                                          (assoc-ref %outputs "out")