diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/snabb/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/snabb/default.nix
index 8ba9cfa6dad8..cd99728d18bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/snabb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/snabb/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp src/snabb $out/bin
   '';
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://github.com/SnabbCo/snabbswitch;
     description = "Simple and fast packet networking toolkit";