diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-utils.yml b/.github/workflows/test-utils.yml
index 187dc9c..9f7758f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-utils.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-utils.yml
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ jobs:
             BASE_THREADS=$(awk -v max="$MAX_PRODUCT" 'BEGIN {print int(sqrt(max))}')
 
             if awk "BEGIN {exit !($RAM_GB <= 16)}"; then
-              # If RAM is less than 16GB, set NVCC_THREADS to 1
+              # If RAM is less than 16GB, set NVCC_THREADS to 1 and MAX_JOBS to 2
               NVCC_THREADS=1
-              MAX_JOBS=$((MAX_PRODUCT / NVCC_THREADS))
+              MAX_JOBS=2
             elif (( BASE_THREADS <= 4 )); then
               NVCC_THREADS=$BASE_THREADS
               MAX_JOBS=$BASE_THREADS
diff --git a/build_linux.sh b/build_linux.sh
index d64551b..99dcf6a 100755
--- a/build_linux.sh
+++ b/build_linux.sh
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ if [[ -z "${MAX_JOBS:-}" && -z "${NVCC_THREADS:-}" ]]; then
   BASE_THREADS=$(awk -v max="$MAX_PRODUCT" 'BEGIN {print int(sqrt(max))}')
 
   if awk "BEGIN {exit !($RAM_GB <= 16)}"; then
-    # If RAM is less than 16GB, set NVCC_THREADS to 1
+    # If RAM is less than 16GB, set NVCC_THREADS to 1 and MAX_JOBS to 2
     NVCC_THREADS=1
-    MAX_JOBS=$((MAX_PRODUCT / NVCC_THREADS))
+    MAX_JOBS=2
   elif (( BASE_THREADS <= 4 )); then
     NVCC_THREADS=$BASE_THREADS
     MAX_JOBS=$BASE_THREADS