diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b4c5e0cd..b5932f8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'autotools distcheck'
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'distcheck' }}
         timeout-minutes: 10
-        run: make -C bld -j3 distcheck
+        run: make -C bld distcheck
       - name: 'cmake configure'
         if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
         run: |