diff --git a/linux/linux-tool-perf.mk b/linux/linux-tool-perf.mk
index f9b295fb13..a5fbf2197c 100644
--- a/linux/linux-tool-perf.mk
+++ b/linux/linux-tool-perf.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ endif
 
 PERF_MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	$(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) \
+	JOBS=$(PARALLEL_JOBS) \
 	ARCH=$(PERF_ARCH) \
 	NO_LIBAUDIT=1 \
 	NO_NEWT=1 \