diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/io/iosevka/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/io/iosevka/package.nix
index 3e43ef255cd0..0d27d83a06b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/io/iosevka/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/io/iosevka/package.nix
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
   '';
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "big-parallel" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://typeof.net/Iosevka/";