diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index c16fd732c26..b4a5b55ddea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -68,21 +68,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         languages: cpp
 
-    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
-    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
-    - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@5b6282e01c62d02e720b81eb8a51204f527c3624
+    - name: configure
+      run: ./configure
 
-    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
-    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
-
-    # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
-    #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
-    #    uses a compiled language
-
-    #- run: |
-    #   make bootstrap
-    #   make release
+    - name: make
+      run: make -j "$(nproc)"
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5b6282e01c62d02e720b81eb8a51204f527c3624
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 83c9a578a25..e716c32cfa0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         --enable-analyzer --enable-apparmor --enable-selinux
         || (cat config.log; exit 1)
     - name: make
-      run: make
+      run: make -j "$(nproc)"
     - name: make install
       run: sudo make install
     - name: print firejail version