diff --git a/cpio.changes b/cpio.changes
index 88b570a..8de7cde 100644
--- a/cpio.changes
+++ b/cpio.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 28 06:38:35 UTC 2010 - jengelh@medozas.de
+
+- use %_smp_mflags
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar 12 16:34:39 UTC 2010 - mseben@novell.com
 
diff --git a/cpio.spec b/cpio.spec
index 30570ce..6401702 100644
--- a/cpio.spec
+++ b/cpio.spec
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE" \
     --mandir=%{_mandir} \
     --infodir=%{_infodir} \
     --libdir=%{_libdir}
-make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/{usr/bin,bin}