diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/intel-media-sdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/intel-media-sdk/default.nix
index 03b3b936f261..a49320fef498 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/intel-media-sdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/intel-media-sdk/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;
-  enableParallelBuild = true;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Intel Media SDK.";