diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/coq/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/coq/default.nix
index b5c66289c9d3..cd19b9a94424 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/coq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/coq/default.nix
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ self = stdenv.mkDerivation {
   prefixKey = "-prefix ";
 
   buildFlags = [ "revision" "coq" "coqide" "bin/votour" ];
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   createFindlibDestdir = true;