diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 309e048e1f7cde..08a7c3e9b5ca5a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,9 +150,10 @@ test/addons/.buildstamp: config.gypi \
 	$(ADDONS_BINDING_GYPS) test/addons/.docbuildstamp
 	# Cannot use $(wildcard test/addons/*/) here, it's evaluated before
 	# embedded addons have been generated from the documentation.
-	for dirname in test/addons/*/; do \
-		echo "\nRunning addons test $$PWD/$$dirname" ; \
-		$(NODE) deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp --loglevel=$(LOGLEVEL) rebuild \
+	@for dirname in test/addons/*/; do \
+		echo "\nBuilding addon $$PWD/$$dirname" ; \
+		env MAKEFLAGS="-j1" $(NODE) deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp \
+		        --loglevel=$(LOGLEVEL) rebuild \
 			--python="$(PYTHON)" \
 			--directory="$$PWD/$$dirname" \
 			--nodedir="$$PWD"; \