diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f0e16cf1c28..9e1a32f7a0a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ containers:ubuntu:
     - cd _build
     - meson configure
   script:
-    - ninja
+    - ninja -j4
     - ninja test
 
 .make-build: