diff --git a/SETUP b/SETUP
index 5ebf33e..daf6b93 100755
--- a/SETUP
+++ b/SETUP
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fi
 cd $(dirname $0)
 libname=$(basename $(pwd))
 ./configure --prefix="$1" --with-zlib="$2"
-make
+make -j8
 make check -j8
 make install