diff --git a/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/common.nix b/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/common.nix
index 33790cf8800..3a620c075de 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/common.nix
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = cursesDeps ++ optionals tiles tilesDeps;
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs .