diff --git a/project/yocto/build/conf/local.conf b/project/yocto/build/conf/local.conf
index 9fa9318..8179cd7 100644
--- a/project/yocto/build/conf/local.conf
+++ b/project/yocto/build/conf/local.conf
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #
 #do_fetch[number_threads] = "4"
 #
+BB_NUMBER_THREADS ?= "1"
+PARALLEL_MAKE ?= "-j ${@oe.utils.cpu_count()}"
 
 #
 # Machine Selection