diff --git a/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
index 7e2cfbf9ad6..5e0a451f89e 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ let
 
     hardeningDisable = [ "all" ];
 
+    enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
     makeFlags = [
       "DTC=dtc"
       "CROSS_COMPILE=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}"
@@ -104,9 +106,6 @@ let
       runHook postInstall
     '';
 
-    # make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'lib/efi_loader/helloworld.efi', needed by '__build'.  Stop.
-    enableParallelBuilding = false;
-
     dontStrip = true;
 
     meta = with lib; {