diff --git a/liburing.changes b/liburing.changes
index 9541d2e..d9e2558 100644
--- a/liburing.changes
+++ b/liburing.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 14 08:37:29 UTC 2023 - Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
+
+- build tests in parallel (using %{?_smp_mflags})
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 31 06:57:37 UTC 2023 - Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
 
diff --git a/liburing.spec b/liburing.spec
index de143c6..b8f9a1a 100644
--- a/liburing.spec
+++ b/liburing.spec
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ sh ./configure --prefix=%{_prefix} \
 # io_uring syscalls not supported as of qemu 7.0.0 and would test the host
 # kernel anyway not the target kernel..
 %if !0%{?qemu_user_space_build}
-/usr/bin/make runtests
+/usr/bin/make %{?_smp_mflags} runtests
 %endif
 
 %install