diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 74f026c..3f1fce1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ install: |
 
 script: |
   cd "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR"
-  ./run -e 'init=/poweroff.out' -n
+  ./run -e 'init=/poweroff.out' -j16 -n
diff --git a/run b/run
index 521da2f..e284ae0 100755
--- a/run
+++ b/run
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 set -e
 arch='x86_64'
 extra_targets=''
+j="$(($(nproc) - 2))"
 x11=false
-while getopts a:t: OPT > /dev/null 2>&1; do
+while getopts a:j:t: OPT > /dev/null 2>&1; do
   case "$OPT" in
     'a')
       arch="$OPTARG"
     ;;
+    'j')
+      j="$OPTARG"
+    ;;
     't')
       extra_targets="$extra_args $OPTARG"
     ;;
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ time \
   -u LD_LIBRARY_PATH \
   make \
   O="$outdir" \
-  BR2_JLEVEL="$(($(nproc) - 2))" \
+  BR2_JLEVEL="$j" \
   HOST_QEMU_OPTS="--enable-debug --enable-sdl --extra-cflags='-DDEBUG_PL061=1' --with-sdlabi=2.0 --enable-trace-backends=simple" \
   kernel_module-rebuild \
   $extra_targets \