diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/amarok/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/amarok/default.nix
index 0cf939a85c6..af796f7490a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/amarok/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/amarok/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = "-DKDE4_BUILD_TESTS=OFF";
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ qtscriptgenerator ];
 
   meta = {