diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/mutter/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/mutter/default.nix
index a1dade42e8d..9fad1873fbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/mutter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/mutter/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   #./x86.patch ./math.patch
   ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = gnome3.maintainers;