diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 2da9c1abd..3109a5604 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: configure
       run: ./configure
     - name: make
-      run: make
+      run: make -j 4
     - name: make check
       run: make check
     - name: make distcheck