diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/zsnes/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/zsnes/default.nix
index 2d54b9ec752c..383e44be626a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/zsnes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/zsnes/default.nix
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   configureFlags = [ "--enable-release" ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   postInstall = ''
     function installIcon () {
         mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor/$1/apps/