diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nftables/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nftables/default.nix
index 83ee5d3fbcbb..afdd009a8883 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nftables/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nftables/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optional (!withDebugSymbols) "--disable-debug"
     ++ lib.optional withXtables "--with-xtables";
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit (nixosTests) firewall-nftables;
     lxd-nftables = nixosTests.lxd.nftables;