diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index fb327a8..2c85b7c 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
    # I hate it when I get ghost script instead of git status. this will be removed
    alias gs="echo 'you don'\''t really want ghost script, do you?'"
 
+   # tell make to use all cpu cores
+   alias make='make -j$(nproc)'
+
    # Colors
    alias \
       ls='ls -hN --color=auto --group-directories-first' \