diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f7f8d43..f3ab844 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif
 
 JOBS ?= $(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep processor | wc -l)
 
-GLUON_MAKE := ${MAKE} -j 1 -C ${GLUON_BUILD_DIR} \
+GLUON_MAKE := ${MAKE} -j ${JOBS} -C ${GLUON_BUILD_DIR} \
 			GLUON_RELEASE=${GLUON_RELEASE} \
 			GLUON_BRANCH=${GLUON_BRANCH}