diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b67a4f461..e7fc44b6a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ build: build-arch build-indep
 build-arch: build-arch-stamp
 build-arch-stamp:  config.make 
 #	 Add here commands to compile the arch part of the package.
-	$(MAKE)
+	$(MAKE) -j 2
 	touch $@
 
 build-indep: build-indep-stamp