diff --git a/build_sysext b/build_sysext
index cd059ee3ad..f7693f2fc3 100755
--- a/build_sysext
+++ b/build_sysext
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ for package; do
     --usepkgonly \
     --getbinpkg \
     --verbose \
+    --jobs=${NUM_JOBS} \
     "${package}"
 done