diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 545990c548902db9f0af8eddc1f6e2659d14c83f..513393629e7da8027adf1efd810b132d03868d61 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1290,7 +1290,6 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 
 %check
 cd tests
-make
 # These tests don't current work in a mock build root
 for i in nodeinfotest seclabeltest
 do
@@ -1299,7 +1298,7 @@ do
   printf '#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n' > $i
   chmod +x $i
 done
-if ! make check VIR_TEST_DEBUG=1
+if ! make %{?_smp_mflags} check VIR_TEST_DEBUG=1
 then
   cat test-suite.log || true
   exit 1