diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0cb668e53..871d1b758 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ compile:
 clean:
 	rm -fr $(BUILD_DIR)
 
+.NOTPARALLEL:
 deploy: deploy-init deploy-appbundle deploy-rnnoise-binary deploy-lib-jitsi-meet deploy-libflac deploy-css deploy-local
 
 deploy-init:
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ deploy-css:
 deploy-local:
 	([ ! -x deploy-local.sh ] || ./deploy-local.sh)
 
+.NOTPARALLEL:
 dev: deploy-init deploy-css deploy-rnnoise-binary deploy-lib-jitsi-meet deploy-libflac
 	$(WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER)