diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
index 9759ccac5..ff58c0b37 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ function build_jpegxl {
     local out_dir=$(fetch_unpack https://github.com/google/highway/archive/1.3.0.tar.gz)
     (cd $out_dir \
         && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$BUILD_PREFIX -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=$BUILD_PREFIX/lib -DCMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR=$BUILD_PREFIX/lib $HOST_CMAKE_FLAGS . \
-        && make install)
+        && make -j4 install)
 
     local out_dir=$(fetch_unpack https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/archive/v$JPEGXL_VERSION.tar.gz)
     (cd $out_dir \
         && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$BUILD_PREFIX -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=$BUILD_PREFIX/lib -DCMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR=$BUILD_PREFIX/lib -DJPEGXL_ENABLE_SJPEG=OFF -DJPEGXL_ENABLE_SKCMS=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF $HOST_CMAKE_FLAGS . \
-        && make install)
+        && make -j4 install)
     touch jpegxl-stamp
 }