diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/pavucontrol/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/pavucontrol/default.nix
index 41e5eeb8229a..f9e54bbbd566 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/pavucontrol/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/pavucontrol/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-lynx" ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "PulseAudio Volume Control";