diff --git a/pkgs/servers/dns/bind/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/dns/bind/default.nix
index 116498c966e4..0d38dcbf02d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/dns/bind/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/dns/bind/default.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   doCheck = false; # requires root and the net
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit (nixosTests) bind;