diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/xfstests/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/xfstests/default.nix
index a4ec2324b8b..49362676584 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/xfstests/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/xfstests/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ acl autoreconfHook attr gawk libaio libuuid libxfs openssl perl ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   patchPhase = ''
     # Patch the destination directory