diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/flint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/flint/default.nix
index 6873508eb7dc..0c2a07149d20 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/flint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/flint/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-blas=${openblas}"
   ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {