diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9523a30b..47ee668b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ jobs:
         sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-10 10
     - name: Build and unit test
       run: |
-        make debug
+        NUMPROC=2 make debug
         make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cc053baa..516b97d8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := debug
 
+NUMPROC ?= $(shell nproc)
+
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	rm -rf debug release
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ release/CMakeLists.txt:
 		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 
 debug: debug/CMakeLists.txt
-	make -C debug -j
+	echo "Using ${NUMPROC} cores"
+	make -C debug -j$(NUMPROC)
 
 release: release/CMakeLists.txt
 	make -C release -j