diff --git a/hacking/env-setup b/hacking/env-setup
index 6ac339c293..961c6bdcc1 100644
--- a/hacking/env-setup
+++ b/hacking/env-setup
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fi
 (
 	cd "$ANSIBLE_HOME"
 	if [ "$verbosity" = silent ] ; then
-	    gen_egg_info > /dev/null 2>&1
+	    gen_egg_info > /dev/null 2>&1 &
             find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -exec rm -f {} \; > /dev/null 2>&1
 	else
 	    gen_egg_info