diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libsemanage/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libsemanage/default.nix
index e0c1096f21f9..0f9f26c8c5b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libsemanage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libsemanage/default.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installTargets = [ "install" ] ++ optionals enablePython [ "install-pywrap" ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = removeAttrs libsepol.meta ["outputsToInstall"] // {
     description = "Policy management tools for SELinux";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl21;