diff --git a/srcpkgs/bat/template b/srcpkgs/bat/template
index 3c7e1adc5c6..7cc7b30031d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bat/template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ nocross="https://travis-ci.org/voidlinux/void-packages/jobs/374173136#L1025
  https://travis-ci.org/voidlinux/void-packages/jobs/374173137#L1021"
 
 do_build() {
-	cargo build --release
+	cargo build --release ${makejobs}
 }
 
 do_install() {
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@ do_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE-MIT
 	vdoc README.md
 }
-