diff --git a/.github/workflows/tcc.yml b/.github/workflows/tcc.yml
index 6a511a8317..e13d02364a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tcc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tcc.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         r2r -v
         export R2R_SKIP_ASM=1
         export R2R_SKIP_ARCHOS=1
-        make -C test
+        make -j -C test
   nodbg:
     name: ubuntu-tcc-nodbg
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
         r2r -v
         export R2R_SKIP_ASM=1
         export R2R_SKIP_ARCHOS=1
-        make -C test
+        make -j -C test
   r2pm:
     name: r2pm-tcc
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 93060ec8f3..23367c7d3b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ shot:
 		radare.org:/srv/http/radareorg/get/shot
 
 tests test:
-	$(MAKE) -C test
+	$(MAKE) -j -C test
 
 macos-sign:
 	$(MAKE) -C binr/radare2 macos-sign