diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/dosbox-staging/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/dosbox-staging/default.nix
index 2fc2c17423e8..5ee1657acdec 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/dosbox-staging/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/dosbox-staging/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ gtest meson ninja pkg-config ];
   buildInputs = [ alsa-lib fluidsynth libGL libGLU libogg libpng munt opusfile SDL2 SDL2_net ];
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
   mesonFlags = [