diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/common.nix
index d6b787315b8..0cbc04b7bcc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/common.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   stripDebugList = [ "cgit" ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = {
     inherit homepage description;
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2;