diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/rtmidi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/rtmidi/default.nix
index 022c55045967..0f3f1fce42b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/rtmidi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/rtmidi/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "11pl45lp8sq5xkpipwk622w508nw0qcxr03ibicqn1lsws0hva96";
   };
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool libjack2 alsaLib ];