diff --git a/setup_env.py b/setup_env.py
index 80118722..5ae37a35 100644
--- a/setup_env.py
+++ b/setup_env.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def compile():
     logging.info("Compiling the code using CMake.")
     run_command(["cmake", "-B", "build", *COMPILER_EXTRA_ARGS[arch], *OS_EXTRA_ARGS.get(platform.system(), [])], log_step="generate_build_files")
     # run_command(["cmake", "--build", "build", "--target", "llama-cli", "--config", "Release"])
-    run_command(["cmake", "--build", "build", "--config", "Release"], log_step="compile")
+    run_command(["cmake", "--build", "build", "--config", "Release", "--parallel", str(os.cpu_count())], log_step="compile")
 
 def main():
     setup_gguf()