diff --git a/pkgs/tools/cd-dvd/dvdisaster/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/cd-dvd/dvdisaster/default.nix
index 7cb1bf7506da..08da13b569ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/cd-dvd/dvdisaster/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/cd-dvd/dvdisaster/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (builtins.elem stdenv.system
       stdenv.lib.platforms.x86_64) "--with-sse2=yes";
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  # fatal error: inlined-icons.h: No such file or directory
+  enableParallelBuilding = false;
 
   doCheck = true;
   checkPhase = ''