diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 69e6190cc1..af7756c67e 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pushd "$abs_build_dir"
 echo "Building Hive!"
 
 cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -GNinja "${CMAKE_ARGS[@]}" "$abs_src_dir"
-ninja "$@"
+ninja -j"$JOBS" "$@"
 
 if [[ "$CLEAN_AFTER_BUILD" == "true" ]]; then
     echo "Cleaning up after build..."
@@ -152,4 +152,4 @@ if [[ -d "$HIVED_INSTALLATION_DIR" ]]; then
             "$HIVED_INSTALLATION_DIR/"
     fi
 
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi