diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sm/smplayer/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sm/smplayer/package.nix
index c04611cab071..4800a93acca7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sm/smplayer/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sm/smplayer/package.nix
@@ -26,10 +26,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   buildInputs = [ qtscript ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   dontUseQmakeConfigure = true;
 
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
+  # https://github.com/smplayer-dev/smplayer/issues/1318
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=unused-but-set-variable";
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://www.smplayer.info";
     description = "Complete front-end for MPlayer";
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     '';
     changelog = "https://github.com/smplayer-dev/smplayer/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.skohtv ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 })