diff --git a/doc/hooks/meson.section.md b/doc/hooks/meson.section.md
index c3cd89b12e89..dcbe8b8f56cf 100644
--- a/doc/hooks/meson.section.md
+++ b/doc/hooks/meson.section.md
@@ -91,3 +91,4 @@ Meson setup hook.
 
 - `prefixKey`
 - `enableParallelBuilding`
+- `enableParallelChecking`
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/meson/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/by-name/me/meson/setup-hook.sh
index 5aa5b7ed3c02..7d9fd6de0e6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/meson/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/meson/setup-hook.sh
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ mesonCheckPhase() {
         flagsArray+=("--timeout-multiplier=0")
     fi
 
-    # Parallel building is enabled by default.
+    # Parallel checking is enabled by default.
     local buildCores=1
-    if [ "${enableParallelBuilding-1}" ]; then
+    if [ "${enableParallelChecking-1}" ]; then
         buildCores="$NIX_BUILD_CORES"
     fi