diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kernel-arcvm.yml b/.github/workflows/build-kernel-arcvm.yml
index 44162719..1c3722a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kernel-arcvm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kernel-arcvm.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
           make LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1 DEPMOD=depmod DTC=dtc O=${PWD} mrproper
           make LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1 DEPMOD=depmod DTC=dtc O=${PWD} ${DEFCONFIG} < /dev/null
           scripts/config --file .config -e LTO_CLANG -d LTO_NONE -e LTO_CLANG_THIN -d LTO_CLANG_FULL -e THINLTO
-          make LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1 DEPMOD=depmod DTC=dtc O=${PWD} bzImage modules prepare-objtool
+          make LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1 DEPMOD=depmod DTC=dtc O=${PWD} -j$(nproc) bzImage modules prepare-objtool
 
           echo "file_path=${PWD}/arch/x86/boot/bzImage" >> $GITHUB_ENV