diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1b4a55e..d929fde 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MAKEFLAGS := --jobs=16
+MAKEFLAGS := "-j $(shell nproc)"
 
 # compiling with C++26
 CXXFLAGS := -std=c++2c -fdiagnostics-color=always -Iinclude -lwebsockets -lz -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Werror