diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix
index d9b3bb93264e..a57d83075513 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ buildPythonPackage {
   '';
 
   checkInputs = [ pytest more-itertools ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 }