diff --git a/common/build-style/waf3.sh b/common/build-style/waf3.sh
index 54fd221172b7f3..a0ce38a88d2917 100644
--- a/common/build-style/waf3.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/waf3.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ do_configure() {
 do_build() {
 	: ${configure_script:=waf}
 
-	PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3 python3 ${configure_script} build ${make_build_args}
+	PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3 python3 ${configure_script} ${makejobs} build ${make_build_args}
 }
 
 do_install() {