diff --git a/sys-apps/diffutils/diffutils-3.5.recipe b/sys-apps/diffutils/diffutils-3.5.recipe
index 570a9b8c7..c31dfc19c 100644
--- a/sys-apps/diffutils/diffutils-3.5.recipe
+++ b/sys-apps/diffutils/diffutils-3.5.recipe
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ BUILD()
 {
 	runConfigure ./configure \
 		--disable-gcc-warnings
-	make
+	make $jobArgs
 }
 
 INSTALL()