diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
index e38dcd232..bf616db65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: configure
       run: ./autogen.sh --enable-qt --with-cuda-host-compiler=gcc-6 --enable-plugins --with-live555=/usr/local
     - name: make
-      run: make
+      run: make -j4
     - name: make check
       run: make check
     - name: make distcheck
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: configure
       run: ./autogen.sh --enable-qt --with-live555=/usr/local
     - name: make
-      run: make osx-gui-dmg
+      run: make -j4 osx-gui-dmg
     - name: make check
       run: make check
     - name: make distcheck
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: configure
       run: C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "./autogen.sh --enable-qt --disable-ndi --with-live555=/usr/local"
     - name: make
-      run: C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "make"
+      run: C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "make -j4"
     - name: make check
       run: C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "make check"
     - name: make dist-check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
index eefcbde8b..88ce257b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       run: ./autogen.sh --enable-qt --with-cuda-host-compiler=gcc-6 --enable-plugins --with-live555=/usr/local
     - name: Build with cov-build
       run: |
-        /tmp/cov-analysis*/bin/cov-build --dir cov-int make -j 2
+        /tmp/cov-analysis*/bin/cov-build --dir cov-int make -j4
     - name: Submit the result to Coverity Scan
       run: |
         tar caf ultragrid.tar.xz cov-int
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index dc2641ace..e32b47708 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: configure
       run: ./autogen.sh --enable-qt --with-cuda-host-compiler=gcc-6 --enable-plugins --with-live555=/usr/local
     - name: make
-      run: make
+      run: make -j4
     - name: make check
       run: make check
     - name: make distcheck
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: configure
       run: ./autogen.sh --enable-qt --with-live555=/usr/local
     - name: make
-      run: make osx-gui-dmg
+      run: make -j4 osx-gui-dmg
     - name: make check
       run: make check
     - name: make distcheck
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: configure
       run: C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "./autogen.sh --enable-qt --disable-ndi --with-live555=/usr/local"
     - name: make
-      run: C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "make"
+      run: C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "make -j4"
     - name: make check
       run: C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "make check"
     - name: make dist-check