diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment.nix b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment.nix
index d8d3a9cf506f..7eb9c66b3121 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment.nix
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-D systemdunitdir=lib/systemd/user"
   ];
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
   passthru.providedSessions = [ "enlightenment" ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {