diff --git a/scripts/make_kernel.sh b/scripts/make_kernel.sh
index 1e0d687..7d2c89c 100755
--- a/scripts/make_kernel.sh
+++ b/scripts/make_kernel.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
+export MAKEOPTS="-j$(nproc)"
+
 cd /usr/src/linux
 
 # make clean