diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index bb63f205f..dc9bca660 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ override_dh_auto_configure: $(BUILD_FLAGS_FILE)
 	                         $(BOOTSTRAP_PARALLEL) --verbose
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
-	HOME="`pwd`/Build" dh_auto_test --buildsystem=cmake -- ARGS="-E CTestTestUpload --timeout 2000"
+	# Pass -j1 to "make test" as a workaround, see https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/17165
+	# The tests are still run in parallel as debhelper pass -jX as ARGS to ctest.
+	dh_auto_test --buildsystem=cmake -- -j1 ARGS="-E CTestTestUpload --timeout 2000"
 
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	dh_auto_clean