diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c798dc..76ee132 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ VERSION_MINOR = 12
 PATCHLEVEL = 1
 COMPILE_VERSION = 0
 
+MAKEFLAGS +=-j$(NUM_CORES) -l$(NUM_CORES)
+
 CC = gcc
 
 CFLAGS = -g -O2 -I./src/ -DVERSION_MAJOR=$(VERSION_MAJOR) -DVERSION_MINOR=$(VERSION_MINOR) -DPATCHLEVEL=$(PATCHLEVEL) -DCOMPILE_VERSION=$(COMPILE_VERSION)