diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xq/xqilla/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xq/xqilla/package.nix
index dabfcd32d2ed..15df00cf7510 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xq/xqilla/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xq/xqilla/package.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "CXXFLAGS=-std=c++14"
   ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   buildInputs = [
     xercesc
   ];