diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/qsynth/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/qsynth/default.nix
index f9eaa890c57f..a24625ca7de8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/qsynth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/qsynth/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ mkDerivation  rec {
   buildInputs = [ alsa-lib fluidsynth libjack2 qtbase qttools qtx11extras ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # Missing install depends:
+  #   lrelease error: Parse error at src/translations/qsynth_ru.ts:1503:33: Premature end of document.
+  #   make: *** [Makefile:107: src/translations/qsynth_ru.qm] Error 1
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Fluidsynth GUI";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/gretl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/gretl/default.nix
index 315433feb1c2..026be6fa1a4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/gretl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/gretl/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # Missing install depends:
+  #  cp: cannot stat '...-gretl-2022c/share/gretl/data/plotbars': Not a directory
+  #  make[1]: *** [Makefile:73: install_datafiles] Error 1
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A software package for econometric analysis";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix
index 613872721d20..25e3983c2b0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ let
     inherit perlBindings pythonBindings;
 
     enableParallelBuilding = true;
+    # Missing install dependencies:
+    # libtool:   error: error: relink 'libsvn_ra_serf-1.la' with the above command before installing it
+    # make: *** [build-outputs.mk:1316: install-serf-lib] Error 1
+    enableParallelInstalling = false;
 
     nativeCheckInputs = [ python3 ];
     doCheck = false; # fails 10 out of ~2300 tests
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/generic.nix
index 7797ec036d00..af07074eba1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/generic.nix
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (args // {
   #  make[2]: *** [Makefile:199: backup] Error 1
   enableParallelBuilding = lib.versionAtLeast version "4.08";
 
+  # Workaround missing dependencies for install parallelism:
+  #  install: target '...-ocaml-4.14.0/lib/ocaml/threads': No such file or directory
+  #  make[1]: *** [Makefile:140: installopt] Error 1
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
+
   # Workaround lack of parallelism support among top-level targets:
   # we place nixpkgs-specific targets to a separate file and set
   # sequential order among them as a single rule.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/s9fes/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/s9fes/default.nix
index a05dde8f1f51..7cf60b00eb9b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/s9fes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/s9fes/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ ncurses ];
   makeFlags = [ "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc" "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # ...-bash-5.2-p15/bin/bash: line 1: ...-s9fes-20181205/bin/s9help: No such file or directory
+  # make: *** [Makefile:157: install-util] Error 1
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Scheme 9 From Empty Space, an interpreter for R4RS Scheme";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/qmake-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/qmake-hook.sh
index f288e99dd12a..b024f52f2046 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/qmake-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/qmake-hook.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ qmakeConfigurePhase() {
         echo "qmake4Hook: enabled parallel building"
     fi
 
+    if ! [[ -v enableParallelInstalling ]]; then
+        enableParallelInstalling=1
+        echo "qmake: enabled parallel installing"
+    fi
+
     runHook postConfigure
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/qmake-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/qmake-hook.sh
index 741225a5aa81..0d30f0e26653 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/qmake-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/qmake-hook.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ qmakeConfigurePhase() {
         echo "qmake: enabled parallel building"
     fi
 
+    if ! [[ -v enableParallelInstalling ]]; then
+        enableParallelInstalling=1
+        echo "qmake: enabled parallel installing"
+    fi
+
     runHook postConfigure
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/hooks/qmake-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/hooks/qmake-hook.sh
index ec1d2ea6124e..8c4ce096443f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/hooks/qmake-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/hooks/qmake-hook.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ qmakeConfigurePhase() {
         echo "qmake: enabled parallel building"
     fi
 
+    if ! [[ -v enableParallelInstalling ]]; then
+        enableParallelInstalling=1
+        echo "qmake: enabled parallel installing"
+    fi
+
     runHook postConfigure
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/eresi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/eresi/default.nix
index 9d1487ea99b6..3d5571ddea42 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/eresi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/eresi/default.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ which ];
   buildInputs = [ openssl readline ];
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # ln: failed to create symbolic link '...-eresi-0.83-a3-phoenix//bin/elfsh': No such file or directory
+  # make: *** [Makefile:108: install64] Error 1
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
 
   installTargets = lib.singleton "install"
                 ++ lib.optional stdenv.is64bit "install64";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bmake/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bmake/setup-hook.sh
index c5ca27dd9105..f477a96d57ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bmake/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bmake/setup-hook.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ bmakeInstallPhase() {
 
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     local flagsArray=(
+        ${enableParallelInstalling:+-j${NIX_BUILD_CORES}}
         SHELL=$SHELL
         # Old bash empty array hack
         $makeFlags ${makeFlagsArray+"${makeFlagsArray[@]}"}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/setup-hook.sh
index 1d25887754ad..b28ed42b6896 100755
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/setup-hook.sh
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ cmakeConfigurePhase() {
         echo "cmake: enabled parallel building"
     fi
 
+    if ! [[ -v enableParallelInstalling ]]; then
+        enableParallelInstalling=1
+        echo "cmake: enabled parallel installing"
+    fi
+
     runHook postConfigure
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh
index ded9c3c63b84..6305a405af21 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ mesonConfigurePhase() {
         echo "meson: enabled parallel building"
     fi
 
+    if ! [[ -v enableParallelInstalling ]]; then
+        enableParallelInstalling=1
+        echo "meson: enabled parallel installing"
+    fi
+
     runHook postConfigure
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/ninja/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/ninja/setup-hook.sh
index ecaa8b88c1aa..7fa5e4675f39 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/ninja/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/ninja/setup-hook.sh
@@ -53,8 +53,16 @@ ninjaCheckPhase() {
 ninjaInstallPhase() {
     runHook preInstall
 
+    local buildCores=1
+
+    # Parallel building is enabled by default.
+    if [ "${enableParallelInstalling-1}" ]; then
+        buildCores="$NIX_BUILD_CORES"
+    fi
+
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     local flagsArray=(
+        -j$buildCores
         $ninjaFlags "${ninjaFlagsArray[@]}"
         ${installTargets:-install}
     )
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/setup-hook.sh
index 0b908f68286b..67358ee843d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/setup-hook.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ sconsInstallPhase() {
     fi
 
     local flagsArray=(
+        ${enableParallelInstalling:+-j${NIX_BUILD_CORES}}
         $sconsFlags ${sconsFlagsArray[@]}
         $installFlags ${installFlagsArray[@]}
         ${installTargets:-install}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/wafHook/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/wafHook/setup-hook.sh
index e2f6714a32d4..4d95c28de1f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/wafHook/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/wafHook/setup-hook.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ wafConfigurePhase() {
         echo "waf: enabled parallel building"
     fi
 
+    if ! [[ -v enableParallelInstalling ]]; then
+        enableParallelInstalling=1
+        echo "waf: enabled parallel installing"
+    fi
+
     runHook postConfigure
 }
 
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ wafInstallPhase() {
     fi
 
     local flagsArray=(
+        ${enableParallelInstalling:+-j ${NIX_BUILD_CORES}}
         $wafFlags ${wafFlagsArray[@]}
         $installFlags ${installFlagsArray[@]}
         ${installTargets:-install}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sssd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sssd/default.nix
index 328098dbea33..b56748a94697 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sssd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sssd/default.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # Disable parallel install due to missing depends:
+  #   libtool:   error: error: relink '_py3sss.la' with the above command before installing i
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook makeWrapper pkg-config doxygen ];
   buildInputs = [ augeas dnsutils c-ares curl cyrus_sasl ding-libs libnl libunistring nss
                   samba nfs-utils p11-kit python3 popt
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix
index df1218ba7920..14924e6656c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # Missing install depends:
+  #   ...-binutils-2.40/bin/ld: cannot find ./.libs/libircd.so: No such file or directory
+  #   collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
+  #   make[4]: *** [Makefile:634: solanum] Error 1
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An IRCd for unified networks";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/net-snmp/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/net-snmp/default.nix
index e4447d7a844c..6f7e696c5d6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/net-snmp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/net-snmp/default.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ lib.optional withPerlTools perlWithPkgs;
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # Missing dependencies during relinking:
+  #   ./.libs/libnetsnmpagent.so: file not recognized: file format not recognized
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
   doCheck = false;  # tries to use networking
 
   postInstall = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/builder.sh
index 9ee81091584b..a9c607ae35ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/builder.sh
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ fi
 
 
 enableParallelBuilding=1
+enableParallelInstalling=1
 
 genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
index 46b22f337303..7d8c311edce2 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ else let
     } // lib.optionalAttrs (enableParallelBuilding) {
       inherit enableParallelBuilding;
       enableParallelChecking = attrs.enableParallelChecking or true;
+      enableParallelInstalling = attrs.enableParallelInstalling or true;
     } // lib.optionalAttrs (hardeningDisable != [] || hardeningEnable != [] || stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl) {
       NIX_HARDENING_ENABLE = enabledHardeningOptions;
     } // lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64 && stdenv.hostPlatform ? gcc.arch) {
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index 1a637bf13fdd..734abb890c24 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -1376,6 +1376,7 @@ installPhase() {
 
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     local flagsArray=(
+        ${enableParallelInstalling:+-j${NIX_BUILD_CORES}}
         SHELL=$SHELL
     )
     _accumFlagsArray makeFlags makeFlagsArray installFlags installFlagsArray
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/xfsprogs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/xfsprogs/default.nix
index 7c31657dd946..c8f4b7d93116 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/xfsprogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/xfsprogs/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ libuuid ]; # Dev headers include <uuid/uuid.h>
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # Install fails as:
+  #   make[1]: *** No rule to make target '\', needed by 'kmem.lo'.  Stop.
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
 
   # @sbindir@ is replaced with /run/current-system/sw/bin to fix dependency cycles
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/asymptote/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/asymptote/default.nix
index ec2e5ce64c93..9950d3c56f99 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/asymptote/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/asymptote/default.nix
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # Missing install depends:
+  #   ...-coreutils-9.1/bin/install: cannot stat 'asy-keywords.el': No such file or directory
+  #   make: *** [Makefile:272: install-asy] Error 1
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description =  "A tool for programming graphics intended to replace Metapost";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/vpnc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/vpnc/default.nix
index 4fbb26eba21d..f9507cf459c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/vpnc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/vpnc/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # Missing install depends:
+  #   install: target '...-vpnc-unstable-2021-11-04/share/doc/vpnc': No such file or directory
+  #   make: *** [Makefile:149: install-doc] Error 1
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://davidepucci.it/doc/vpnc/";