diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibmm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibmm/default.nix
index 9c4488a04a9..344fcb43eba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibmm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibmm/default.nix
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ]);
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib libsigcxx ];
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
   doCheck = false; # fails. one test needs the net, another /etc/fstab
 
   passthru = {