diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/nginx/generic.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/nginx/generic.nix
index 1a934195c63..c1b3c35a4fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/nginx/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/nginx/generic.nix
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   hardeningEnable = optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) "pie";
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   postInstall = ''
     mv $out/sbin $out/bin
   '';