diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
index 79fb9b5c7f9..b8cd292b6ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1f7ylw3mhhnii52mmk40hyc4kqhpvjdr3hmsplzkdhsfww9kflg3";
   };
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     readline libuuid libmesode
     glib openssl expat ncurses libotr curl