diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
index cb0adc719133..58e4fd815fc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1cqm1i7d209brkrpzaqqf2x951ra3l67dw8x9yg10vz7rpr9441a";
   };
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   hardeningEnable = [ "pie" ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "--enable-widec" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional sslSupport "--with-ssl";