diff --git a/local/pkgs/hdf5-nvhpc/default.nix b/local/pkgs/hdf5-nvhpc/default.nix
index efd33e07..46fe3784 100644
--- a/local/pkgs/hdf5-nvhpc/default.nix
+++ b/local/pkgs/hdf5-nvhpc/default.nix
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ in stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation
     ${buildEnv}/bin/buildEnv ${buildScript}
   '';
   dontInstall = true;
-  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" ];
+  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" "big-parallel" ];
 }
diff --git a/local/pkgs/hdf5-oneapi/default.nix b/local/pkgs/hdf5-oneapi/default.nix
index fb065536..16fbb917 100644
--- a/local/pkgs/hdf5-oneapi/default.nix
+++ b/local/pkgs/hdf5-oneapi/default.nix
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ in stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation
     ${buildEnv}/bin/buildEnv ${buildScript}
   '';
   dontInstall = true;
-  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" ];
+  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" "big-parallel" ];
 }