diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6784a46..369a1b6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   * Set upstream metadata fields: Bug-Database, Bug-Submit, Repository,
     Repository-Browse.
   * Update Vcs-* headers to use salsa repository.
+  * Drop unnecessary dh arguments: --parallel
 
  -- Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>  Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:55:12 -0000
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b5cb08a..906733d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --buildsystem=lua --with lua --parallel
+	dh $@ --buildsystem=lua --with lua
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	dh_auto_install