diff --git a/finalize_branch_for_release.sh b/finalize_branch_for_release.sh
index c942eb2e54..8587b3aabc 100755
--- a/finalize_branch_for_release.sh
+++ b/finalize_branch_for_release.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ set -x
 # Update references in the codebase to new API version (TODO)
 # ...
 
-AIDL_TRANSITIVE_FREEZE=true m aidl-freeze-api
+# Adding -j1 option because of file(Android.bp) race condition.
+AIDL_TRANSITIVE_FREEZE=true m aidl-freeze-api -j1
 
 m check-vndk-list || update-vndk-list.sh # for new versions of AIDL interfaces