diff --git a/pkgs/applications/search/recoll/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/search/recoll/default.nix
index 555da3de6d5..1867fa53253 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/search/recoll/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/search/recoll/default.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A full-text search tool";
     longDescription = ''