diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d398c8..93b65b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ If you absolutely have to build from source, use:
   mkdir build
   cd build
   ../configure --disable-sanitizers
-  make -j8
+  make -j$(nproc)
   sudo make install
 ```