diff --git a/util-linux.spec b/util-linux.spec
index caa5b31..99cc7c2 100644
--- a/util-linux.spec
+++ b/util-linux.spec
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ cd ../which-*
 # adjtimex build
 cd adjtimex-%{adjtimex_ver}
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" ./configure
-make
+make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 cd ..
 pushd ../
 # freeramdisk build
 cd freeramdisk
-make CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" freeramdisk
+make %{?jobs:-j%jobs} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" freeramdisk
 cd ..
 # which build
 cd which-%{which_ver}
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" ./configure --prefix=/usr \
 				    --mandir=%{_mandir} \
 				    --infodir=%{_infodir} \
 				    %{_target_cpu}-suse-linux
-make
+make %{?jobs:-j%jobs
 cd ..
 # time build
 cd time-%{time_ver}
@@ -202,16 +202,16 @@ CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE " INSTALL_PROGRAM='$(INSTALL)' \
 		    --mandir=%{_mandir} \
 		    --infodir=%{_infodir} \
 		    %{_target_cpu}-suse-linux
-make
+make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 cd ..
 # klogconsole build
 cd klogconsole
-make CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
+make %{?jobs:-j%jobs} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 cd ..
 popd
 # setctsid build
 rm -f setctsid
-make setctsid CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
+make %{?jobs:-j%jobs} setctsid CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 #
 # util-linux itself
 #
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ autoreconf -fi
   --disable-static \
   $BUILD_ENABLE \
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
-make
+make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 gcc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -o nologin nologin.c
 gcc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -o mkzimage_cmdline %{S:29}
 gcc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -o chrp-addnote %{SOURCE31}