diff --git a/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml b/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
index 5808ca8b13..3467fc0b70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: make all
         timeout-minutes: 30
-        run: make
+        run: make -j2 V=1
         shell: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.EXE --noprofile --norc -e -o igncr -o pipefail {0}