diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-option/default.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-option/default.nix
index 6464a91052c..2ba5e73d7c0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-option/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-option/default.nix
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   src = ./.;
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ boost nix ];
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 }