diff --git a/pkgs/games/chessx/default.nix b/pkgs/games/chessx/default.nix
index e8daca26ef7..b8a4d4e06dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/chessx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/chessx/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig qmake ];
 
   # RCC: Error in 'resources.qrc': Cannot find file 'i18n/chessx_da.qm'
-  #enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  enableParallelBuilding = false;
 
   installPhase = ''
       runHook preInstall