diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
index c3ca9aa442b..bb501fb9c68 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     rm -rf $out/docs
   '';
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   checkPhase = ''