diff --git a/mkkernel.sh b/mkkernel.sh
index 4d8d7cec9785b41cf99a44457f13b4af8023e1f5..b51d3ef44ef998d96067250318f01d24acb52faf 100755
--- a/mkkernel.sh
+++ b/mkkernel.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ do
   fi
 done
 
-make -j16 Image freescale/imx8mq-mnt-reform2.dtb
+make -j$(nproc) Image freescale/imx8mq-mnt-reform2.dtb modules
 
 cd ..