diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 9fc6f7ce1..66c3fa425 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ dxt_compress/dxt_glsl.h:dxt_compress/compress_vp.glsl \
 	#echo ";" >> $@
 
 gui/QT/uv-qt:
-	cd gui/QT; $(QMAKE) ; make -j; cd -
+	cd gui/QT; $(QMAKE) ; make -j 4; cd -
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TEST_OBJS = test/test_bitstream.o \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 091757d06..918654d87 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2538,7 +2538,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(qt,
 
 if test $qt_req != no
 then
-        AC_CHECK_PROGS(QMAKE, [qmake qmake-qt4])
+        AC_CHECK_PROGS(QMAKE, [qmake-qt4 qmake])
         GUI_TARGET=gui/QT/uv-qt
 else
         GUI_TARGET=