diff --git a/distribute.sh b/distribute.sh
index dee95b7098..4f8adb5cc9 100755
--- a/distribute.sh
+++ b/distribute.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ case $OSTYPE in
 		;;
 esac
 
+if [ -f /proc/cpuinfo ]; then
+	export MAKE_JOBS=($(grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo) +1 )
+else
+	export MAKE_JOBS=1
+fi
 
 # Internals
 CRED="\x1b[31;01m"
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ function push_arm() {
 	export RANLIB="$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX-ranlib"
 	export LD="$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX-ld"
 	export STRIP="$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX-strip --strip-unneeded"
-	export MAKE="make -j5"
+	export MAKE="make"
 	export READELF="$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX-readelf"
 
 	# This will need to be updated to support Python versions other than 2.7
diff --git a/recipes/c_igraph/recipe.sh b/recipes/c_igraph/recipe.sh
index 854671a305..7ed4117dda 100644
--- a/recipes/c_igraph/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/c_igraph/recipe.sh
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ function build_c_igraph() {
     fi
 
 
-    try $MAKE
-    try $MAKE install
+    try $MAKE -j$MAKE_JOBS
+    try $MAKE -j$MAKE_JOBS install
 
     pop_arm
     touch .built
diff --git a/recipes/freetype/recipe.sh b/recipes/freetype/recipe.sh
index 84d666ae09..07adcf39aa 100644
--- a/recipes/freetype/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/freetype/recipe.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function build_freetype() {
     push_arm
     export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$BUILD_harfbuzz/src/.libs/"
     try ./configure --host=arm-linux-androideabi --prefix=$BUILD_freetype --without-zlib --with-png=no --enable-shared
-    try make -j5
+    try make -j$MAKE_JOBS
     pop_arm
 
     try cp $BUILD_freetype/objs/.libs/libfreetype.so $LIBS_PATH
diff --git a/recipes/harfbuzz/recipe.sh b/recipes/harfbuzz/recipe.sh
index a308f17327..92f8d35bce 100644
--- a/recipes/harfbuzz/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/harfbuzz/recipe.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function build_harfbuzz() {
     #try ./configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=arm-linux-androideabi --prefix="$BUILD_PATH/python-install" --enable-shared --without-freetype --without-glib
     #~ try ./autogen.sh  --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=arm-linux-androideabi --prefix="$BUILD_PATH/python-install" --without-freetype --without-glib
     try ./configure --without-icu --host=arm-linux-androideabi --prefix="$BUILD_PATH/python-install" --without-freetype --without-glib
-    try make -j5
+    try make -j$MAKE_JOBS
     pop_arm
     try cp -L $BUILD_harfbuzz/src/.libs/libharfbuzz.so $LIBS_PATH
 }
diff --git a/recipes/hostpython/recipe.sh b/recipes/hostpython/recipe.sh
index 5d7321e802..097c98f744 100644
--- a/recipes/hostpython/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/hostpython/recipe.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function build_hostpython() {
 	cd $BUILD_hostpython
 
     try ./configure
-    try make -j5
+    try make -j$MAKE_JOBS 
     try mv Parser/pgen hostpgen
 
 	if [ -f python.exe ]; then
diff --git a/recipes/libevent/recipe.sh b/recipes/libevent/recipe.sh
index 21ae8254fb..1a5fc32d3a 100644
--- a/recipes/libevent/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/libevent/recipe.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function build_libevent() {
 
     push_arm
     try ./configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=arm-linux-eabi --prefix=$BUILD_libevent/build/
-    try make install
+    try make -j$MAKE_JOBS install
     pop_arm
 }
 
diff --git a/recipes/libpq/recipe.sh b/recipes/libpq/recipe.sh
index 887a23c767..8092e87f5b 100644
--- a/recipes/libpq/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/libpq/recipe.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function build_libpq() {
     push_arm
 
     try ./configure --without-readline --host=arm-linux
-    try make submake-libpq
+    try make -j$MAKE_JOBS submake-libpq
     try cp -a $BUILD_libpq/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq.a $LIBS_PATH
 
     pop_arm
diff --git a/recipes/libsodium/recipe.sh b/recipes/libsodium/recipe.sh
index abe926b10f..23ad8ef8c5 100644
--- a/recipes/libsodium/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/libsodium/recipe.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function build_libsodium() {
 	push_arm
 
 	try ./configure --enable-minimal --disable-soname-versions --host="arm-linux-androideabi" --enable-shared
-	try make
+	try make -j$MAKE_JOBS
 
 	try cp -L $BUILD_libsodium/src/libsodium/.libs/libsodium.so $LIBS_PATH
 
diff --git a/recipes/libtorrent/recipe.sh b/recipes/libtorrent/recipe.sh
index 379a7bec74..fcfe855296 100644
--- a/recipes/libtorrent/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/libtorrent/recipe.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ function build_libtorrent() {
 	
 	# Build the Python bindings with Boost.Build and some dependencies recursively (libtorrent-rasterbar, Boost.*)
 	# Also link to openssl
-	# Hardcoded on -j5 because P4A does it too
-	$BOOST_ROOT/b2 -q -j5 target-os=android link=static boost-link=static boost=source threading=multi toolset=gcc-android geoip=off encryption=tommath linkflags="$BOOSTSTUFF" release
+	$BOOST_ROOT/b2 -q -j$MAKE_JOBS target-os=android link=static boost-link=static boost=source threading=multi toolset=gcc-android geoip=off encryption=tommath linkflags="$BOOSTSTUFF" release
 	
 	# Copy the module
 	try cp -L libtorrent.so $SITEPACKAGES_PATH
diff --git a/recipes/libxml2/recipe.sh b/recipes/libxml2/recipe.sh
index 8810b15710..05d261849b 100644
--- a/recipes/libxml2/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/libxml2/recipe.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function build_libxml2() {
 		--without-modules --without-legacy --without-history --without-debug --without-docbook --without-python
 	try $SED 's/ runtest\$(EXEEXT) \\/ \\/' Makefile
 	try $SED 's/ testrecurse\$(EXEEXT)$//' Makefile
-	try make
+	try make -j$MAKE_JOBS
 
 	pop_arm
 }
diff --git a/recipes/libxslt/recipe.sh b/recipes/libxslt/recipe.sh
index d690b07f26..93350e4c3b 100644
--- a/recipes/libxslt/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/libxslt/recipe.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function build_libxslt() {
 	try ./configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=arm-linux-eabi \
 		--without-plugins --without-debug --without-python --without-crypto \
 		--with-libxml-src=$BUILD_libxml2
-	try make
+	try make -j$MAKE_JOBS
 
 
 	pop_arm
diff --git a/recipes/libyaml/recipe.sh b/recipes/libyaml/recipe.sh
index 93626fbd29..d6049d24d1 100644
--- a/recipes/libyaml/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/libyaml/recipe.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function build_libyaml() {
 
 	# using arm-linux-eabi does not create a shared library
 	try ./configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=arm-linux-androideabi
-	try make
+	try make -j$MAKE_JOBS
 
 	try cp -L $BUILD_libyaml/src/.libs/libyaml.so $LIBS_PATH
 
diff --git a/recipes/opencv/recipe.sh b/recipes/opencv/recipe.sh
index eac728b88b..fe04650799 100644
--- a/recipes/opencv/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/opencv/recipe.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function build_opencv() {
 	  -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DBUILD_PERF_TESTS=OFF -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DBUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES=OFF \
 	  -DPYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH=$SITEPACKAGES_PATH \
 	  $_cvsrc
-	try make -j8 opencv_python
+	try make -j$MAKE_JOBS opencv_python
 	try cmake -DCOMPONENT=python -P ./cmake_install.cmake
 	try cp -a $_cvbuild/lib/$ARCH/lib*.so $LIBS_PATH
 
diff --git a/recipes/openssl/recipe.sh b/recipes/openssl/recipe.sh
index 830711cced..0aeb5e7455 100644
--- a/recipes/openssl/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/openssl/recipe.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function build_openssl() {
 	push_arm
 
 	try ./Configure no-dso no-krb5 linux-armv4
-	try make build_libs
+	try make -j$MAKE_JOBS build_libs
 
 	pop_arm
 }
diff --git a/recipes/python/recipe.sh b/recipes/python/recipe.sh
index 4516e9fb63..f80ffc52d0 100644
--- a/recipes/python/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/python/recipe.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function build_python() {
 
 	try ./configure --host=$HOSTARCH --build=$BUILDARCH OPT=$OFLAG --prefix="$BUILD_PATH/python-install" --enable-shared --disable-toolbox-glue --disable-framework
 	echo ./configure --host=$HOSTARCH --build=$BUILDARCH OPT=$OFLAG --prefix="$BUILD_PATH/python-install" --enable-shared --disable-toolbox-glue --disable-framework
-	echo $MAKE HOSTPYTHON=$BUILD_python/hostpython HOSTPGEN=$BUILD_python/hostpgen CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET=yes INSTSONAME=libpython2.7.so
+	echo $MAKE -j$MAKE_JOBS HOSTPYTHON=$BUILD_python/hostpython HOSTPGEN=$BUILD_python/hostpgen CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET=yes INSTSONAME=libpython2.7.so
 	cp HOSTPYTHON=$BUILD_python/hostpython python
 
 	# FIXME, the first time, we got a error at:
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ function build_python() {
 	# check if we can avoid this part.
 
 	debug 'First install (failing..)'
-	$MAKE install HOSTPYTHON=$BUILD_python/hostpython HOSTPGEN=$BUILD_python/hostpgen CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET=yes INSTSONAME=libpython2.7.so
+	$MAKE -j$MAKE_JOBS install HOSTPYTHON=$BUILD_python/hostpython HOSTPGEN=$BUILD_python/hostpgen CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET=yes INSTSONAME=libpython2.7.so
 	debug 'Second install.'
 	touch python.exe python
-	$MAKE install HOSTPYTHON=$BUILD_python/hostpython HOSTPGEN=$BUILD_python/hostpgen CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET=yes INSTSONAME=libpython2.7.so
+	$MAKE -j$MAKE_JOBS install HOSTPYTHON=$BUILD_python/hostpython HOSTPGEN=$BUILD_python/hostpgen CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET=yes INSTSONAME=libpython2.7.so
 	pop_arm
 
 	system=$(uname -s)