diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 000df7230..0979bdc1e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 cmake (2.8.0-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Remove DMUA entry from debian/control. No longer needed.
+  * Enable building in parallel (--parallel).
 
  -- Modestas Vainius <modestas@vainius.eu>  Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:39:01 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 93f3c8e22..ed0a9276f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ override_dh_auto_clean:
 	rm -f $(BUILD_FLAGS_FILE)
 
 %:
-	dh --builddirectory=Build $@
+	dh --parallel --builddirectory=Build $@
 
 .PHONY: override_dh_auto_configure override_dh_auto_clean