diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libical/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libical/default.nix
index 718233b0ffa..93586341dc4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libical/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libical/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # Using install check so we do not have to manually set
   # LD_LIBRARY_PATH and GI_TYPELIB_PATH variables
   doInstallCheck = true;
+  enableParallelChecking = false;
   installCheckPhase = ''
     runHook preInstallCheck