diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpcpp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpcpp/default.nix
index c0fa2722878f..fee5dc88403f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpcpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpcpp/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-+qv2FXyMsbJKBZryduFi+p+aO5zTgQxDuRKIYMk4Ohs=";
   };
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
   configureFlags = [ "BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX=" ]
     ++ optional outputsSupport "--enable-outputs"
     ++ optional visualizerSupport "--enable-visualizer --with-fftw"