diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 2925e10efb..c5353e51d7 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
-SPHINXOPTS    = -j 4 -W --keep-going
+SPHINXOPTS    = -W --keep-going
 SPHINXBUILD   = sphinx-build
 PAPER         =
 BUILDDIR      = _build