diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/evolution-data-server/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/evolution-data-server/default.nix
index 6b13b726296e..b67795ea59c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/evolution-data-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/evolution-data-server/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-uoa" "--disable-google-auth" ]
                    ++ stdenv.lib.optional valaSupport "--enable-vala-bindings";
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   preFixup = ''
     for f in "$out/libexec/"*; do
       wrapProgram "$f" --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"