diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gprolog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gprolog/default.nix
index 3e667f790031..bbc273365b98 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gprolog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gprolog/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   doCheck = true;
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.gnu.org/software/gprolog/";