diff --git a/tests/auto/valgrind/memcheck/memcheck.pro b/tests/auto/valgrind/memcheck/memcheck.pro
index 977beb79377..89ac9529618 100644
--- a/tests/auto/valgrind/memcheck/memcheck.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/valgrind/memcheck/memcheck.pro
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
 parsertests.file = parsertests.pro
 
+# avoid race conditions when compiling shadowbuild and having more than one compile job
+modeldemo.depends = parsertests
 modeldemo.file = modeldemo.pro
 
 testapps.depends = modeldemo parsertests