diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile
index 70eea1ed8c9c..9ed96aefc72d 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ rpm-pkg rpm: FORCE
 	$(MAKE) clean
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(MKSPEC) >$(objtree)/kernel.spec
 	$(call cmd,src_tar,$(KERNELPATH),kernel.spec)
-	+rpmbuild $(RPMOPTS) --target $(UTS_MACHINE) -ta $(KERNELPATH).tar.gz
+	+rpmbuild $(RPMOPTS) --target $(UTS_MACHINE) -ta $(KERNELPATH).tar.gz \
+	--define='_smp_mflags %{nil}'
 
 # binrpm-pkg
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------