diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/templates/app-defaults.am b/cde/programs/localized/templates/app-defaults.am
index e3cacb56b..520d50005 100644
--- a/cde/programs/localized/templates/app-defaults.am
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/templates/app-defaults.am
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # process the app-defaults files...
 
+# We can't do parallel builds here because MERGE is rather dumb and
+# hardcodes file names and the like.
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
 #NOTYET - Dtinfo 
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = Dthelpview Dtimsstart Dtlogin Dthello Dtsession		\
diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/templates/config.am b/cde/programs/localized/templates/config.am
index 8cffb3081..988b41012 100644
--- a/cde/programs/localized/templates/config.am
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/templates/config.am
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # process the config files...
 
+# We can't do parallel builds here because MERGE is rather dumb and
+# hardcodes file names and the like.
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
 BUILT_SOURCES = sys.resources sys.session sys.font sys.dtwmrc	\
 	Xresources dtfile.config home.session current.session	\
 	display.home.session display.current.session
diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/templates/types.am b/cde/programs/localized/templates/types.am
index 17a1e7acd..0d98615a1 100644
--- a/cde/programs/localized/templates/types.am
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/templates/types.am
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # process the types files...
 
+# We can't do parallel builds here because MERGE is rather dumb and
+# hardcodes file names and the like.
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
 BUILT_SOURCES = autoStart.dt user-prefs.dt uxstd.dt dt.dt develop.dt	\
 	datatypes.dt dtappman.dt dtfile.dt dtims.dt dtinfo.dt		\
 	dtpad.dt xclients.dt dthelp.dt dthelpprint.dt print.dt		\