diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
index 5509392bcc5..9ae5f194fa2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ gstreamer ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 }
+