diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gpsbabel/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gpsbabel/default.nix
index 42c6854b444..90de624c733 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gpsbabel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gpsbabel/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # extended precision fixes this problem.
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isi686 "CXXFLAGS=-ffloat-store";
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   doCheck = true;
   preCheck = ''
     patchShebangs testo