diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/conmon/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/conmon/default.nix
index 2a9f1a27c3d..d49ece50488 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/conmon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/conmon/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) cri-o podman; };
 
   meta = with lib; {