diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/binary-cache/make-binary-cache.py b/pkgs/build-support/binary-cache/make-binary-cache.py
index c9a860125906..4af168cae978 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/binary-cache/make-binary-cache.py
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/binary-cache/make-binary-cache.py
@@ -1,43 +1,69 @@
-
+from functools import partial
 import json
+from multiprocessing import Pool
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import subprocess
 
-with open(os.environ["NIX_ATTRS_JSON_FILE"], "r") as f:
-  closures = json.load(f)["closure"]
 
-os.chdir(os.environ["out"])
+def dropPrefix(path, nixPrefix):
+    return path[len(nixPrefix + "/") :]
 
-nixPrefix = os.environ["NIX_STORE"] # Usually /nix/store
 
-with open("nix-cache-info", "w") as f:
-  f.write("StoreDir: " + nixPrefix + "\n")
+def processItem(item, nixPrefix, outDir):
+    narInfoHash = dropPrefix(item["path"], nixPrefix).split("-")[0]
 
-def dropPrefix(path):
-  return path[len(nixPrefix + "/"):]
+    xzFile = outDir / "nar" / f"{narInfoHash}.nar.xz"
+    with open(xzFile, "wb") as f:
+        subprocess.run(
+            f"nix-store --dump {item['path']} | xz -c",
+            stdout=f,
+            shell=True,
+            check=True,
+        )
 
-for item in closures:
-  narInfoHash = dropPrefix(item["path"]).split("-")[0]
+    fileHash = (
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["nix-hash", "--base32", "--type", "sha256", "--flat", xzFile],
+            capture_output=True,
+            check=True,
+        )
+        .stdout.decode()
+        .strip()
+    )
+    fileSize = os.path.getsize(xzFile)
 
-  xzFile = "nar/" + narInfoHash + ".nar.xz"
-  with open(xzFile, "w") as f:
-    subprocess.run("nix-store --dump %s | xz -c" % item["path"], stdout=f, shell=True)
+    finalXzFileName = Path("nar") / f"{fileHash}.nar.xz"
+    os.rename(xzFile, outDir / finalXzFileName)
 
-  fileHash = subprocess.run(["nix-hash", "--base32", "--type", "sha256", "--flat", xzFile], capture_output=True).stdout.decode().strip()
-  fileSize = os.path.getsize(xzFile)
+    with open(outDir / f"{narInfoHash}.narinfo", "wt") as f:
+        f.write(f"StorePath: {item['path']}\n")
+        f.write(f"URL: {finalXzFileName}\n")
+        f.write("Compression: xz\n")
+        f.write(f"FileHash: sha256:{fileHash}\n")
+        f.write(f"FileSize: {fileSize}\n")
+        f.write(f"NarHash: {item['narHash']}\n")
+        f.write(f"NarSize: {item['narSize']}\n")
+        f.write(f"References: {' '.join(dropPrefix(ref, nixPrefix) for ref in item['references'])}\n")
 
-  # Rename the .nar.xz file to its own hash to match "nix copy" behavior
-  finalXzFile = "nar/" + fileHash + ".nar.xz"
-  os.rename(xzFile, finalXzFile)
 
-  with open(narInfoHash + ".narinfo", "w") as f:
-    f.writelines((x + "\n" for x in [
-      "StorePath: " + item["path"],
-      "URL: " + finalXzFile,
-      "Compression: xz",
-      "FileHash: sha256:" + fileHash,
-      "FileSize: " + str(fileSize),
-      "NarHash: " + item["narHash"],
-      "NarSize: " + str(item["narSize"]),
-      "References: " + " ".join(dropPrefix(ref) for ref in item["references"]),
-    ]))
+def main():
+    outDir = Path(os.environ["out"])
+    nixPrefix = os.environ["NIX_STORE"]
+    numWorkers = int(os.environ.get("NIX_BUILD_CORES", "4"))
+
+    with open(os.environ["NIX_ATTRS_JSON_FILE"], "r") as f:
+        closures = json.load(f)["closure"]
+
+    os.makedirs(outDir / "nar", exist_ok=True)
+
+    with open(outDir / "nix-cache-info", "w") as f:
+        f.write(f"StoreDir: {nixPrefix}\n")
+
+    with Pool(processes=numWorkers) as pool:
+        worker = partial(processItem, nixPrefix=nixPrefix, outDir=outDir)
+        pool.map(worker, closures)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()