diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 146a30c8d..44f05879d 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ set -e
 mkdir -p build
 pushd build
     cmake ../src
-    make $@ -j8
+    make $@ -j$[$(nproc)+1]
 popd