diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
index 88f666285e4fe..0b4951f01ff01 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
         displayName: 'Generate CMake Configuration for arm64'
         inputs:
           scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-          arguments: '--update --arm64 --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\Win_arm64 --skip_submodule_sync --skip_tests --build_shared_lib --cmake_generator "Visual Studio 17 2022" --config ${{ parameters.build_config }} --use_qnn --qnn_home ${{parameters.qnn_sdk_path_win}}'
+          arguments: '--update --arm64 --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\Win_arm64 --skip_submodule_sync --skip_tests --build_shared_lib --cmake_generator "Visual Studio 17 2022" --config ${{ parameters.build_config }} --use_qnn --qnn_home ${{parameters.qnn_sdk_path_win}} --parallel'
 
       - task: VSBuild@1
         displayName: 'Build onnxruntime arm64'