diff --git a/src/isc-dhcp/patch/0014-enable-parallel-build.patch b/src/isc-dhcp/patch/0014-enable-parallel-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b451b910c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/isc-dhcp/patch/0014-enable-parallel-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
+index 3c8318f..28f4657 100755
+--- a/debian/rules
++++ b/debian/rules
+@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ export DO_LPF=1
+ CONFFLAGS+=--enable-use-sockets
+ endif
+ 
++ifeq (,$(filter parallel=%,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
++  PARALLEL :=
++else
++  PARALLEL := \
++       -j$(patsubst parallel=%,%,$(filter parallel=%,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
++endif
++
+ %:
+ 	dh $@ --parallel --with autoreconf
+ 
+@@ -46,17 +53,17 @@ override_dh_auto_build:
+ 	# ldap-enabled build
+ 	test -f Makefile && $(MAKE) distclean || true
+ 	./configure --with-ldap --with-ldapcrypto CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -DNSUPDATE" LIBS="-lirs-export $(LIBS)" $(CONFFLAGS)
+-	$(MAKE)
++	$(MAKE) $(PARALLEL)
+ 	mv server/dhcpd dhcpd
+ 	# ddns-disabled build
+ 	test -f Makefile && $(MAKE) distclean || true
+ 	./configure CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" $(CONFFLAGS)
+-	$(MAKE)
++	$(MAKE) $(PARALLEL)
+ 	mv client/dhclient dhclient
+ 	# ldap-disabled build
+ 	test -f Makefile && $(MAKE) distclean || true
+ 	./configure CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -DNSUPDATE" LIBS="-lirs-export $(LIBS)" $(CONFFLAGS)
+-	$(MAKE)
++	$(MAKE) $(PARALLEL)
+ 
+ override_dh_install:
+ 	# rename some upstream files
+-- 
+2.34.1
+
diff --git a/src/isc-dhcp/patch/series b/src/isc-dhcp/patch/series
index b9efee0192..3550c1345a 100644
--- a/src/isc-dhcp/patch/series
+++ b/src/isc-dhcp/patch/series
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 0011-dhcp-relay-Prevent-Buffer-Overrun.patch
 0012-add-option-si-to-support-using-src-intf-ip-in-relay.patch
 0013-Fix-dhcrelay-agent-option-buffer-pointer-logic.patch
+0014-enable-parallel-build.patch