diff --git a/packaging/rules/debian/rules b/packaging/rules/debian/rules
index 6eedf830e09b7bee3fcb68776911a3db5c11f5bb..ea2281c9fdb8303a8faea47a291d95f8f27d7216 100755
--- a/packaging/rules/debian/rules
+++ b/packaging/rules/debian/rules
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 				--disable-speexdsp \
 				--disable-natpmp && \
 		make list && \
-		make -j1 V=1
+		make -j$(NO_CPUS) V=1
 	cd daemon && \
 		./autogen.sh && \
 		./configure \
diff --git a/packaging/rules/fedora/ring.spec b/packaging/rules/fedora/ring.spec
index 6cd58e5179cca067b0ddf2d2c265b5e0bdf46efd..97cb68066ea6fe0f2f54cd7c18145e7b471d29a5 100644
--- a/packaging/rules/fedora/ring.spec
+++ b/packaging/rules/fedora/ring.spec
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ cd %{_builddir}/ring-project/daemon/contrib/native && \
         --disable-natpmp && \
     make list && \
     make fetch && \
-    make -j1 V=1
+    make -j4 V=1
 
 cd %{_builddir}/ring-project/daemon && \
     ./autogen.sh && \