diff --git a/tests/scripts/fdb_build.sh b/tests/scripts/fdb_build.sh
index 19ae64afc..71f401f3e 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/fdb_build.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/fdb_build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 FDB_VERSION=7.1.63
 GCC_VERSION='11'
-BUILD_COMMAND='make -j1'
+BUILD_COMMAND='make -j2'
 . /etc/os-release