diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/hybridreverb2/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/hybridreverb2/default.nix
index 8cd7cc50f748f..003936d74df39 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/hybridreverb2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/hybridreverb2/default.nix
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DHybridReverb2_UseLocalDatabase=ON"
   ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/share/${pname}/
     cp  -r ${impulseDB}/* $out/share/${pname}/