diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 58e7e2fd..8f2631fb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ commands =
   bash -c "cd playbooks; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -not -path './legacy/*' -print0 | xargs -t -n1 -0 \
     ansible-lint -x ANSIBLE0012"
   # Ansible Syntax Check
-  bash -c "cd playbooks; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -print0 | xargs -t -P $(nproc) -n1 -0 \
+  bash -c "cd playbooks; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -print0 | xargs -t -0 \
     ansible-playbook --syntax-check -i {toxinidir}/tests/inventory > /dev/null"
 
 [testenv:venv]