diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-tools/default.nix
index a21cbce06663..a2e49f465e46 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-tools/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1lgvyb81md25s9ciswpdsbibmx9s030kvyylf0673w3kbamz1awl";
   };
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
   buildInputs = [ alsaLib pkgconfig gtk gtk3 fltk13 ];
 
   patchPhase = ''