diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc
index 195717fc93..9f29792c49 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ EXTRA_ENV = 'QMAKE="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/qmake -d -after \
              INCPATH+=${STAGING_INCDIR}/freetype2 LIBS+=-L${STAGING_LIBDIR}" \
              LINK="${CXX} -Wl,-rpath-link,${STAGING_LIBDIR}" \
              AR="${TARGET_PREFIX}ar cqs" \
-             MOC="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/moc" UIC="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/uic" MAKE="make -e"'
+             MOC="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/moc" UIC="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/uic" MAKE="make -e ${PARALLEL_MAKE}"'
 
 export QT_CONF_PATH="${S}/qt.conf"