diff --git a/e2fsprogs.changes b/e2fsprogs.changes
index f037465..01140db 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs.changes
+++ b/e2fsprogs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 28 06:38:35 UTC 2010 - jengelh@medozas.de
+
+- use %_smp_mflags
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr 19 16:21:09 UTC 2010 - pth@novell.com
 
diff --git a/e2fsprogs.spec b/e2fsprogs.spec
index f306be8..c22002a 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs.spec
+++ b/e2fsprogs.spec
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ autoreconf --force --install
   --disable-uuidd \
   --disable-fsck \
   CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
-make %{?jobs:-j%jobs} V=1
+make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
 
 %install
 make install install-libs DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT ELF_INSTALL_DIR=/%{_lib}