diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/apps/evolution/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/apps/evolution/default.nix
index 100dfbf3ace..161b45d6f6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/apps/evolution/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/apps/evolution/default.nix
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = gnome3.maintainers;
     license = licenses.lgpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    requiredSystemFeatures = [ "big-parallel" ];
   };
 }