diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/whisper/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/whisper/default.nix
index 92df2ed7175c..4cc211547610 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/whisper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/whisper/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -i 's/ -static / /' makefile
   '';
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
     install -Dt $out/bin whisper whisper-index