diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanity.yml b/.github/workflows/sanity.yml
index ade68d0..653e05d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sanity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sanity.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           ./.github/actions/install_deps.sh ${{ matrix.os }}
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          ${{ matrix.cc }} -v; make sdl tester libretro ${{ matrix.extra_target }} CONF=release CC=${{ matrix.cc }}
+          ${{ matrix.cc }} -v; make -j sdl tester libretro ${{ matrix.extra_target }} CONF=release CC=${{ matrix.cc }}
       - name: Sanity tests
         shell: bash
         run: |