diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD
index 16162524e..23bd12817 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-clang b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-clang
index 16ca20095..5e213067b 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-clang
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-clang
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build-clang"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-clang-libc++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-clang-libc++
index 6cd676c9c..4ef88c32a 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-clang-libc++
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-clang-libc++
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build-clang-libc++"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es2 b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es2
index 7e9265775..3cbd211ff 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es2
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build-es2"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es2desktop b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es2desktop
index 2d9847e2c..dee3cf815 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es2desktop
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es2desktop
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build-es2desktop"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es3 b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es3
index d88141992..c13f5029f 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es3
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es3
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build-es3"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es3desktop b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es3desktop
index 2ca7c0c15..2b7a1a517 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es3desktop
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-es3desktop
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build-es3desktop"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc46 b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc46
index eb72eb27c..a3a545de7 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc46
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc46
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build-gcc46"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc47 b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc47
index a9c4abd8f..eabf2142c 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc47
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc47
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build-gcc47"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc49 b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc49
index 8d524a66b..1421f402c 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc49
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-gcc49
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build-gcc49"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-release b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-release
index 9d1266bd8..fd9c48abd 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-release
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-release
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build"
-    ctest --output-on-failure
+    ctest --output-on-failure -j5
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/package/ci/jenkins-gltests.xml b/package/ci/jenkins-gltests.xml
index e99fc6197..df9c6b0f9 100644
--- a/package/ci/jenkins-gltests.xml
+++ b/package/ci/jenkins-gltests.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ cd build-${compiler}-${libraries}-${compatibility}-${gl}
 
 ninja
 
-ctest --output-on-failure -R GLTest || true
+ctest --output-on-failure -R GLTest -j5 || true
 ]]>
     </command>
     </hudson.tasks.Shell>
diff --git a/package/ci/jenkins.xml b/package/ci/jenkins.xml
index beeaf2498..b6cbc71f5 100644
--- a/package/ci/jenkins.xml
+++ b/package/ci/jenkins.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ cmake .. \
     -G Ninja
 
 ninja
-ctest --output-on-failure -E GLTest || true
+ctest --output-on-failure -E GLTest -j5 || true
 ninja install
 ]]>
     </command>