diff --git a/whatsie.changes b/whatsie.changes
index dcced2c..158ba20 100644
--- a/whatsie.changes
+++ b/whatsie.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep 18 12:29:22 UTC 2024 - Giacomo Comes <gcomes.obs@gmail.com>
+
+- add macro %make_build in the %build section
+  * let the build happen in the %build section using parallel build
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 16 09:25:52 UTC 2024 - Michael Vetter <mvetter@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/whatsie.spec b/whatsie.spec
index 63791a7..24756e2 100644
--- a/whatsie.spec
+++ b/whatsie.spec
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Feature rich WhatsApp Client for Desktop Linux.
 
 %build
 %qmake5 src
+%make_build
 
 %install
 make install INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot}