diff --git a/chat/gale/Makefile b/chat/gale/Makefile
index ed1777ff1dd82..18287f17edb35 100644
--- a/chat/gale/Makefile
+++ b/chat/gale/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.37 2009/05/20 00:58:08 wiz Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.38 2009/08/03 14:01:32 joerg Exp $
 
 DISTNAME=	gale-0.99fruit
 PKGNAME=	gale-0.99f
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ COMMENT=	Secure instant messaging system
 
 PKG_DESTDIR_SUPPORT=	user-destdir
 
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	no
+
 USE_GNU_READLINE=	yes	# needs rl_named_function()
 USE_LIBTOOL=		yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
diff --git a/graphics/geomview/Makefile b/graphics/geomview/Makefile
index 1d4761b017201..2b5642e06be35 100644
--- a/graphics/geomview/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/geomview/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.39 2008/06/20 01:09:21 joerg Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.40 2009/08/03 14:06:22 joerg Exp $
 
 DISTNAME=		geomview-1.8.1
 PKGREVISION=		6
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ COMMENT=		Interactive geometry viewing program
 
 PKG_DESTDIR_SUPPORT=	user-destdir
 
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=		no
+
 USE_TOOLS+=		lex
 USE_LANGUAGES=		c c++
 USE_X11BASE=		yes
diff --git a/math/genius/Makefile b/math/genius/Makefile
index 4845c5528f92f..c1290819902a9 100644
--- a/math/genius/Makefile
+++ b/math/genius/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.23 2009/07/22 09:01:35 wiz Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.24 2009/08/03 14:06:16 joerg Exp $
 #
 
 DISTNAME=		genius-1.0.6
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ HOMEPAGE=		http://www.jirka.org/genius.html
 COMMENT=		Calculator and math tool
 
 PKG_DESTDIR_SUPPORT=	user-destdir
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=		no
 
 USE_PKGLOCALEDIR=	yes
 USE_LIBTOOL=		yes