diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix
index 44855d5c8b4..bce2e882698 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   qmakeFlags = [ "VERSION=${version}" ];
 
+  # src/lexer.l:36:10: fatal error: parser.hxx: No such file or directory
+  enableParallelBuilding = false; # true by default due to qmake
+
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = {