diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/synfigstudio/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/synfigstudio/default.nix
index e19da3fa15fe..128d10295e5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/synfigstudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/synfigstudio/default.nix
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ let
       "CXXFLAGS=-std=c++14"
     ];
 
+    enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       pkg-config
       autoreconfHook