diff --git a/tool/depot/build b/tool/depot/build
index 3594dcf448..a2d5855ecd 100755
--- a/tool/depot/build
+++ b/tool/depot/build
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ $(BUILD_MK_FILE): checked_source_archives_exist checked_no_uncategorized
 # Invoke sub make to process generated makefile
 #
 execute_generated_build_mk_file: $(BUILD_MK_FILE)
-	$(VERBOSE)$(MAKE) $(if $(VERBOSE),--quiet) -f $(BUILD_MK_FILE) \
+	$(VERBOSE)$(MAKE) -j64 $(if $(VERBOSE),--quiet) -f $(BUILD_MK_FILE) \
 	                  -C $(DEPOT_DIR) VERBOSE=$(VERBOSE)
 
 ifneq ($(REBUILD),)
diff --git a/tool/depot/create b/tool/depot/create
index c8b2abf0c4..0cb2a304d9 100755
--- a/tool/depot/create
+++ b/tool/depot/create
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ REBUILD ?= $(FORCE)
 
 build: extract
 	$(if $(VERSIONED_ARCHIVES),\
-	   $(VERBOSE)$(MAKE) -f $(GENODE_DIR)/tool/depot/build $(VERSIONED_ARCHIVES) \
+	   $(VERBOSE)$(MAKE) -j64 -f $(GENODE_DIR)/tool/depot/build $(VERSIONED_ARCHIVES) \
 	                     VERBOSE=$(VERBOSE) CCACHE=$(CCACHE) REBUILD=$(REBUILD) \
 	                     KEEP_BUILD_DIR=$(KEEP_BUILD_DIR))