diff --git a/make-linux.mk b/make-linux.mk
index eea62f1db..25a2fe617 100644
--- a/make-linux.mk
+++ b/make-linux.mk
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ distclean:	clean
 realclean:	distclean
 
 official:	FORCE
-	make -j4 ZT_OFFICIAL=1 all
+	make -j`nproc` ZT_OFFICIAL=1 all
 
 docker:	FORCE
 	docker build --no-cache -f ext/installfiles/linux/zerotier-containerized/Dockerfile -t zerotier-containerized .