diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
index 56e95af793..cb25c5557c 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 ENGINES_DIR=engines-1.1
 
-PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=0
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:= \