diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lvm2/common.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lvm2/common.nix
index 9da06cc09236..16282b3f33f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lvm2/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lvm2/common.nix
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       "libdm.device-mapper"
     ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   # To prevent make install from failing.
   installFlags = [
     "OWNER="