diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/qmmp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/qmmp/default.nix
index e83106cf1876..7bb8a5916124 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/qmmp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/qmmp/default.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       libsamplerate
     ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Qt-based audio player that looks like Winamp";
     homepage = http://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/;