diff --git a/depends/packages/bdb.mk b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
--- a/depends/packages/bdb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE) libdb_cxx-5.3.a libdb-5.3.a
+  $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS) libdb_cxx-5.3.a libdb-5.3.a
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
diff --git a/depends/packages/dbus.mk b/depends/packages/dbus.mk
--- a/depends/packages/dbus.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/dbus.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE) -C dbus libdbus-1.la
+  $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS) -C dbus libdbus-1.la
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
diff --git a/depends/packages/libevent.mk b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
--- a/depends/packages/libevent.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE)
+  $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
diff --git a/depends/packages/miniupnpc.mk b/depends/packages/miniupnpc.mk
--- a/depends/packages/miniupnpc.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/miniupnpc.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-	$(MAKE) libminiupnpc.a $($(package)_build_opts)
+	$(MAKE) -j$(JOBS) libminiupnpc.a $($(package)_build_opts)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
diff --git a/depends/packages/zeromq.mk b/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
--- a/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE) libzmq.la
+  $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS) libzmq.la
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds