diff --git a/gentoo.sh b/gentoo.sh
index 7e53884..825edf9 100644
--- a/gentoo.sh
+++ b/gentoo.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ FLATPAKS+=(io.exodus.Exodus us.zoom.Zoom app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/x86_64/stab
 SERVICES+=(avahi-daemon cups pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket grub-btrfsd sddm NetworkManager dev-zram0.swap)
 DESKTOP="KDE"
 BROWSER="brave"
-MAKEOPTS="-j12"
+MAKEOPTS="-j$(cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep -i processor | grep -vi 'model' | wc -l )"
 USE_FLAGS="zeroconf dbus daemon pulseaudio X -browser-integration desktop-portal minimal -gtk -gnome qt5 kde dvd alsa gui -wayland device-mapper efiemu themes truetype btrfs seccomp cgroup-hybrid geoclue -webengine boot browser keeshare network opengl"
 TMPFS_SIZE="32G"
 STAGE3="https://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/amd64/autobuilds/20231022T164658Z/stage3-amd64-systemd-20231022T164658Z.tar.xz"