diff --git a/recipe/build-lib.bat b/recipe/build-lib.bat
index d1d29bf6..27a9dd8c 100644
--- a/recipe/build-lib.bat
+++ b/recipe/build-lib.bat
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ cmake %CMAKE_ARGS% ^
     -DFAISS_ENABLE_PYTHON=OFF ^
     -DFAISS_ENABLE_GPU=!FAISS_ENABLE_GPU! ^
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ^
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="%CPU_COUNT%" ^
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR="%LIBRARY_BIN%" ^
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR="%LIBRARY_LIB%" ^
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR="%LIBRARY_INC%" ^
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ if "%CF_FAISS_BUILD%"=="avx2" (
     set "TARGET=faiss"
 )
 
-cmake --build _build_%CF_FAISS_BUILD% --target %TARGET% --config Release -j %CPU_COUNT%
+cmake --build _build_%CF_FAISS_BUILD% --target %TARGET% --config Release
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 exit 1
 
 cmake --install _build_%CF_FAISS_BUILD% --config Release --prefix %PREFIX%
diff --git a/recipe/build-lib.sh b/recipe/build-lib.sh
index 526fd5bd..938402ad 100644
--- a/recipe/build-lib.sh
+++ b/recipe/build-lib.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ cmake ${CMAKE_ARGS} \
     -DFAISS_ENABLE_PYTHON=OFF \
     -DFAISS_ENABLE_GPU=${FAISS_ENABLE_GPU} \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="${CPU_COUNT}" \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \
     ${CUDA_CONFIG_ARGS+"${CUDA_CONFIG_ARGS[@]}"} \
     -B _build_${CF_FAISS_BUILD} \
@@ -67,6 +68,6 @@ else
     TARGET="faiss"
 fi
 
-cmake --build _build_${CF_FAISS_BUILD} --target ${TARGET} -j $CPU_COUNT
+cmake --build _build_${CF_FAISS_BUILD} --target ${TARGET}
 cmake --install _build_${CF_FAISS_BUILD} --prefix $PREFIX
 cmake --install _build_${CF_FAISS_BUILD} --prefix _libfaiss_${CF_FAISS_BUILD}_stage/
diff --git a/recipe/build-pkg.bat b/recipe/build-pkg.bat
index 47416186..df17664d 100644
--- a/recipe/build-pkg.bat
+++ b/recipe/build-pkg.bat
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ cmake -B _build_python_generic ^
     -Dfaiss_ROOT=_libfaiss_generic_stage ^
     -DFAISS_ENABLE_GPU=!FAISS_ENABLE_GPU! ^
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ^
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="%CPU_COUNT%" ^
     -DPython_EXECUTABLE="%PYTHON%" ^
     faiss/python
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 exit 1
 
-cmake --build _build_python_generic --target swigfaiss --config Release -j %CPU_COUNT%
+cmake --build _build_python_generic --target swigfaiss --config Release
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 exit 1
 
 :: Build version with avx2 support, see build-lib.bat
@@ -26,11 +27,12 @@ cmake -B _build_python_avx2 ^
     -DFAISS_OPT_LEVEL=avx2 ^
     -DFAISS_ENABLE_GPU=!FAISS_ENABLE_GPU! ^
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ^
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="%CPU_COUNT%" ^
     -DPython_EXECUTABLE="%PYTHON%" ^
     faiss/python
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 exit 1
 
-cmake --build _build_python_avx2 --target swigfaiss_avx2 --config Release -j %CPU_COUNT%
+cmake --build _build_python_avx2 --target swigfaiss_avx2 --config Release
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 exit 1
 
 :: copy generated swig module with avx2-support to specifically named file, cf.
diff --git a/recipe/build-pkg.sh b/recipe/build-pkg.sh
index 6a10689d..8a609672 100644
--- a/recipe/build-pkg.sh
+++ b/recipe/build-pkg.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ cmake ${CMAKE_ARGS} \
     -Dfaiss_ROOT=_libfaiss_generic_stage/ \
     -DFAISS_ENABLE_GPU=${FAISS_ENABLE_GPU} \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="${CPU_COUNT}" \
     -DPython_EXECUTABLE="${PYTHON}" \
     -B _build_python_generic \
     faiss/python
-cmake --build _build_python_generic --target swigfaiss -j $CPU_COUNT
+cmake --build _build_python_generic --target swigfaiss
 
 # Build version with avx2 support, see build-lib.sh
 if [[ "${target_platform}" == *-64 ]]; then
@@ -25,10 +26,11 @@ if [[ "${target_platform}" == *-64 ]]; then
         -DFAISS_OPT_LEVEL=avx2 \
         -DFAISS_ENABLE_GPU=${FAISS_ENABLE_GPU} \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="${CPU_COUNT}" \
         -DPython_EXECUTABLE="${PYTHON}" \
         -B _build_python_avx2 \
         faiss/python
-    cmake --build _build_python_avx2 --target swigfaiss_avx2 -j $CPU_COUNT
+    cmake --build _build_python_avx2 --target swigfaiss_avx2
 
     # copy generated swig module with avx2-support to specifically named file, cf.
     # https://github.com/facebookresearch/faiss/blob/v1.7.1/faiss/python/setup.py#L37-L40