diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydantic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydantic/default.nix
index 8ac9eeca2a83..aac95982ceae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydantic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydantic/default.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
   '';
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pydantic" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {