diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix
index 3fcbbf969e64..58d33bc886f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   hardeningEnable = [ "pie" ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [ which nettools ];
   doCheck = false; # fails a bunch, hangs