diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix
index 9478ad74c98..8f7ec37823a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   inherit perlBindings pythonBindings;
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "A version control system intended to be a compelling replacement for CVS in the open source community";
     homepage = http://subversion.apache.org/;