diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix
index 70c6b9942db..a51c80bf083 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-builddir" ];
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs .
   '';