diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c56304..d3096d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ POD2MAN=pod2man
 POD2MAN_OPTS=-c "$(PACKAGE)" -s3 -r "$(PACKAGE)-$(PKG_VERSION)"
 
 PROVE=prove
+PROVEFLAGS=`perl -we 'print $$ENV{MAKEFLAGS} =~ /(-j *\d+)/'`
 
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
   CFLAGS_DEBUG=-ggdb -DDEBUG
@@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ build-test: $(TESTS:.c=.t)
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: build-test
-	$(PROVE)
+	@echo $(PROVE) $(PROVEFLAGS)
+	@$(PROVE) $(PROVEFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: