diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index 5d3af4fecc0..ef9b14d30f4 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ $(addprefix $(DEBS_PATH)/, $(SONIC_MAKE_DEBS)) : $(DEBS_PATH)/% : .platform $$(a
 		if [ -f $($*_SRC_PATH).patch/series ]; then pushd $($*_SRC_PATH) && QUILT_PATCHES=../$(notdir $($*_SRC_PATH)).patch quilt push -a; popd; fi
 		# Build project and take package
 		$(SETUP_OVERLAYFS_FOR_DPKG_ADMINDIR)
-		DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC}" make DEST=$(shell pwd)/$(DEBS_PATH) -C $($*_SRC_PATH) $(shell pwd)/$(DEBS_PATH)/$* $(LOG)
+		DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC}" make -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) DEST=$(shell pwd)/$(DEBS_PATH) -C $($*_SRC_PATH) $(shell pwd)/$(DEBS_PATH)/$* $(LOG)
 		# Clean up
 		if [ -f $($*_SRC_PATH).patch/series ]; then pushd $($*_SRC_PATH) && quilt pop -a -f; [ -d .pc ] && rm -rf .pc; popd; fi