diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fdk-aac/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fdk-aac/default.nix
index 84513d20a57..71077d6e315 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/fdk-aac/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fdk-aac/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   configureFlags = lib.optional exampleSupport "--enable-example";
 
   meta = with lib; {