diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxSVG/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxSVG/default.nix
index 51b60282cd35..0119a2c03776 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxSVG/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxSVG/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     wxGTK
   ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin Cocoa;
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://wxsvg.sourceforge.net/";
     description = "A SVG manipulation library built with wxWidgets";