diff --git a/rpm/nfcd.spec b/rpm/nfcd.spec
index 0a358e1..2203aed 100644
--- a/rpm/nfcd.spec
+++ b/rpm/nfcd.spec
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ This package contains command line NFC tools.
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-make LIBDIR=%{_libdir} KEEP_SYMBOLS=1 release pkgconfig
+make %{_smp_mflags} LIBDIR=%{_libdir} KEEP_SYMBOLS=1 release pkgconfig
 
 %install
 %define target_wants_dir %{_unitdir}/network.target.wants
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index eb2e145..9454107 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -146,21 +146,21 @@ debug: $(DEBUG_DEPS) $(DEBUG_EXE)
 release: $(RELEASE_DEPS) $(RELEASE_EXE)
 
 clean:
-	make -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) clean
-	make -C $(NFC_PLUGINS_DIR) clean
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) clean
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_PLUGINS_DIR) clean
 	rm -fr $(BUILD_DIR) $(SRC_DIR)/*~
 
 nfc_core_debug_lib:
-	make -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) debug
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) debug
 
 nfc_core_release_lib:
-	make -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) release
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) release
 
 nfc_plugins_debug_lib:
-	make -C $(NFC_PLUGINS_DIR) debug
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_PLUGINS_DIR) debug
 
 nfc_plugins_release_lib:
-	make -C $(NFC_PLUGINS_DIR) release
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_PLUGINS_DIR) release
 
 $(DEBUG_BUILD_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $@
diff --git a/tools/iso-dep/Makefile b/tools/iso-dep/Makefile
index 19f7659..98d06d2 100644
--- a/tools/iso-dep/Makefile
+++ b/tools/iso-dep/Makefile
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ clean:
 	rm -fr $(BUILD_DIR) $(SRC_DIR)/*~
 
 nfc_core_debug_lib:
-	make -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) debug
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) debug
 
 nfc_core_release_lib:
-	make -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) release
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) release
 
 $(GEN_DIR)/%.c: $(SPEC_DIR)/%.xml
 	gdbus-codegen --generate-c-code $(@:%.c=%) $<
diff --git a/tools/ndef-read/Makefile b/tools/ndef-read/Makefile
index 1727106..5b84691 100644
--- a/tools/ndef-read/Makefile
+++ b/tools/ndef-read/Makefile
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ clean:
 	rm -fr $(BUILD_DIR) $(SRC_DIR)/*~
 
 nfc_core_debug_lib:
-	make -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) debug
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) debug
 
 nfc_core_release_lib:
-	make -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) release
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) release
 
 $(GEN_DIR)/%.c: $(SPEC_DIR)/%.xml
 	gdbus-codegen --generate-c-code $(@:%.c=%) $<
diff --git a/tools/ndef-write/Makefile b/tools/ndef-write/Makefile
index 1dad4e2..76c728f 100644
--- a/tools/ndef-write/Makefile
+++ b/tools/ndef-write/Makefile
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ clean:
 	rm -fr $(BUILD_DIR) $(SRC_DIR)/*~
 
 nfc_core_debug_lib:
-	make -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) debug
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) debug
 
 nfc_core_release_lib:
-	make -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) release
+	$(MAKE) -C $(NFC_CORE_DIR) release
 
 $(GEN_DIR)/%.c: $(SPEC_DIR)/%.xml
 	gdbus-codegen --generate-c-code $(@:%.c=%) $<