diff --git a/pkgs/usrsctp/default.nix b/pkgs/usrsctp/default.nix
index 47f0edd..d1df318 100644
--- a/pkgs/usrsctp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/usrsctp/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ which libtool autoconf automake ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-O2";
 
   preConfigure = "./bootstrap";