diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
index 3b87a0ac12b1..b21d2daeb093 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
   '';
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  enableParallelInstalling = false;
 
   #
   # Running `hp-diagnose_plugin -g` can be used to diagnose