diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgdiplus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgdiplus/default.nix
index 1ff02a8709d4..70043d1132d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgdiplus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgdiplus/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.cc.isClang "--host=${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}";
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   buildInputs =
     [ glib cairo fontconfig libtiff giflib
       libjpeg libpng libXrender libexif