diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
index 743080ee82e..2b94f9c3bb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ self = stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ] ++ optional stdenv.isLinux libdrm
     ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ OpenGL Xplugin ];
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
   doCheck = false;
 
   postInstall = ''