diff --git a/media-gfx/blender/blender-4.0.1.ebuild b/media-gfx/blender/blender-4.0.1.ebuild
index 1b116ab3679..0ae7ab55e90 100644
--- a/media-gfx/blender/blender-4.0.1.ebuild
+++ b/media-gfx/blender/blender-4.0.1.ebuild
@@ -389,7 +393,11 @@ src_install() {
 	# Pax mark blender for hardened support.
 	pax-mark m "${BUILD_DIR}"/bin/blender
 
-	cmake_src_install
+	if use man; then
+		cmake_src_install -j1
+	else
+		cmake_src_install
+	fi
 
 	if use man; then
 		# Slot the man page