diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index be4f346c9..fed9d9622 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
       ['OS=="win"', {
         'conditions': [
           ['MSVS_VERSION=="2005"', {
-            'msvs_multi_core_compile%': 1,
+            'msvs_multi_core_compile%': 0,
           },{
             'msvs_multi_core_compile%': 1,
           }],