diff --git a/gtk/Makefile.am b/gtk/Makefile.am
index 7b29e61..86b3939 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -505,6 +505,11 @@ vncdisplaykeymap_win322xtkbd.c:
 if WITH_PYTHON
 pyexec_LTLIBRARIES = SpiceClientGtk.la
 
+# workaround for broken parallel install support in automake with LTLIBRARIES
+# http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=7328
+install_pyexecLTLIBRARIES = install-pyexecLTLIBRARIES
+$(install_pyexecLTLIBRARIES): install-libLTLIBRARIES
+
 SpiceClientGtk_la_LIBADD = libspice-client-gtk-2.0.la libspice-client-glib-2.0.la $(PYGTK_LIBS)
 SpiceClientGtk_la_CFLAGS = $(GTK_CFLAGS) $(PYTHON_INCLUDES) $(PYGTK_CFLAGS) $(WARN_PYFLAGS)
 SpiceClientGtk_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version -fPIC