diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/gnome-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
index 3a19ee41f4c..dccdb8a5a5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     echo "${unzip}/bin" > $out/${passthru.mozillaPlugin}/extra-bin-path
   '';
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   passthru = {
     mozillaPlugin = "/lib/mozilla/plugins";
   };