diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 617b4f1368..1bb2d74f7b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ e2e-image: sub-container-amd64
 .PHONY: e2e-test
 e2e-test:
 	@go test -o e2e-tests -c ./test/e2e
-	@KUBECONFIG=${HOME}/.kube/config INGRESSNGINXCONFIG=${HOME}/.kube/config ./e2e-tests
+	@KUBECONFIG=${HOME}/.kube/config INGRESSNGINXCONFIG=${HOME}/.kube/config ./e2e-tests -test.parallel 1
 
 .PHONY: cover
 cover: