diff --git a/depends/packages/libX11.mk b/depends/packages/libX11.mk
index 178d592ee6..fee61d84bd 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libX11.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libX11.mk
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 package=libX11
 $(package)_version=1.6.2
 $(package)_download_path=http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/lib/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
 $(package)_sha256_hash=2aa027e837231d2eeea90f3a4afe19948a6eb4c8b2bec0241eba7dbc8106bd16
 $(package)_dependencies=libxcb xtrans xextproto xproto
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_opts=--disable-xkb --disable-static
 $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   $($(package)_autoconf)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE)
+  $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
   $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
 endef
diff --git a/depends/packages/libXau.mk b/depends/packages/libXau.mk
index e87df2e4de..dec99fefb7 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libXau.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libXau.mk
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 package=libXau
 $(package)_version=1.0.8
 $(package)_download_path=http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/lib/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
 $(package)_sha256_hash=fdd477320aeb5cdd67272838722d6b7d544887dfe7de46e1e7cc0c27c2bea4f2
 $(package)_dependencies=xproto
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared
   $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   $($(package)_autoconf)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE)
+  $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
   $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
 endef
diff --git a/depends/packages/libXext.mk b/depends/packages/libXext.mk
index 4db836066f..f94245b2a8 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libXext.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libXext.mk
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 package=libXext
 $(package)_version=1.3.2
 $(package)_download_path=http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/lib/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
 $(package)_sha256_hash=f829075bc646cdc085fa25d98d5885d83b1759ceb355933127c257e8e50432e0
 $(package)_dependencies=xproto xextproto libX11 libXau
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--disable-static
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   $($(package)_autoconf)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE)
+  $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
   $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
 endef
diff --git a/depends/packages/libxcb.mk b/depends/packages/libxcb.mk
index 28f2bd6f25..4954ed60e4 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libxcb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libxcb.mk
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 package=libxcb
 $(package)_version=1.10
 $(package)_download_path=http://xcb.freedesktop.org/dist
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
 $(package)_sha256_hash=98d9ab05b636dd088603b64229dd1ab2d2cc02ab807892e107d674f9c3f2d5b5
 $(package)_dependencies=xcb_proto libXau xproto
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_opts=--disable-static
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   sed "s/pthread-stubs//" -i configure
 endef
 
 # Don't install xcb headers to the default path in order to work around a qt
 # build issue: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-34748
 # When using qt's internal libxcb, it may end up finding the real headers in
 # depends staging. Use a non-default path to avoid that.
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   $($(package)_autoconf) --includedir=$(host_prefix)/include/xcb-shared
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE)
+  $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
   $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
 endef
 
 define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
   rm -rf share/man share/doc
 endef