diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/handbrake/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/handbrake/default.nix
index e14d902681df..faa3113690ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/handbrake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/handbrake/default.nix
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ _EOF
   # look at ./make/configure.py search "enable_nvenc"
   ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux nv-codec-headers;
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
   configureFlags = [
     "--disable-df-fetch"
     "--disable-df-verify"