diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/edid-decode/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/edid-decode/default.nix
index 24c4266424a7..fc3705bda095 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/edid-decode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/edid-decode/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     export mandir=/share/man
   '';
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater { };
 
   meta = with lib; {