diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/kdevelop5/kdevplatform.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/kdevelop5/kdevplatform.nix
index 78881b21018..88164c2c458 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/kdevelop5/kdevplatform.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/kdevelop5/kdevplatform.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libkomparediff2
   ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ambrop72 ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;