diff --git a/build-sqlite b/build-sqlite
index a5176bf..18dcca2 100755
--- a/build-sqlite
+++ b/build-sqlite
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fetch_if_needed() {
 build() {
   cd sqlite
   ./configure
-  make
+  make -j$(nproc)
 }
 
 main() {