diff --git a/sys/ios-static.sh b/sys/ios-static.sh
index a0b584ba40..d3bcd4407e 100755
--- a/sys/ios-static.sh
+++ b/sys/ios-static.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export BUILD=1
 PREFIX="/usr"
 # PREFIX=/var/mobile
 
+[ -z "${MAKE_JOBS}" ] && MAKE_JOBS=12
 if [ ! -d sys/ios-include ]; then
 (
 	cd sys && \
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ cp -f plugins.tiny.cfg plugins.cfg
 fi
 
 if [ $? = 0 ]; then
-	time make -j4
+	time make -j${MAKE_JOBS}
 	if [ $? = 0 ]; then
 		( cd binr/radare2 ; make ios_sdk_sign )
 		rm -rf /tmp/r2ios