diff --git a/gettext-csharp.changes b/gettext-csharp.changes
index 5bb6342..7cd7a7f 100644
--- a/gettext-csharp.changes
+++ b/gettext-csharp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 28 06:38:35 UTC 2010 - jengelh@medozas.de
+
+- use %_smp_mflags
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar  5 09:34:18 UTC 2010 - puzel@novell.com
 
diff --git a/gettext-java.changes b/gettext-java.changes
index 093e133..ae2de01 100644
--- a/gettext-java.changes
+++ b/gettext-java.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 28 06:38:35 UTC 2010 - jengelh@medozas.de
+
+- use %_smp_mflags
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar  5 09:34:18 UTC 2010 - puzel@novell.com
 
diff --git a/gettext-runtime.changes b/gettext-runtime.changes
index 7d15365..e045979 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime.changes
+++ b/gettext-runtime.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 28 06:38:35 UTC 2010 - jengelh@medozas.de
+
+- use %_smp_mflags
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar  5 09:34:18 UTC 2010 - puzel@novell.com
 
diff --git a/gettext-runtime.spec b/gettext-runtime.spec
index 55eab1a..7b061b4 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime.spec
+++ b/gettext-runtime.spec
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ autoreconf -fiv
 export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -pipe -W -Wall -Dgcc_is_lint"
 export CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Dgcc_is_lint"
 %configure --enable-shared
-make %{?jobs:-j%jobs} GMSGFMT=../src/msgfmt
+make %{?_smp_mflags} GMSGFMT=../src/msgfmt
 # use texinfo.tex supplied by the system (texinfo)
 # make -C gettext-tools/doc gettext.pdf