diff --git a/fairmq/test/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0eaeb8b4..d2882d0b 100644
--- a/fairmq/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ add_testsuite(FairMQ.Protocols
     DEPENDS testhelper_runTestDevice
     INCLUDES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/protocols
     TIMEOUT 30
+    RUN_SERIAL ON
 )