diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-aarch64 b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-aarch64
index 62f7b7c481..f1a1841320 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-aarch64
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-aarch64
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # pin version on image for CI stability
 FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_aarch64:2024.09.09-0
-ENV MAKEFLAGS="-j 2"
+ENV MAKEFLAGS="-j 4"
 ENV PG_DEP_PREFIX="/usr/local"
 
 # Set up repoforge
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-i686 b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-i686
index f1b2c3aff0..42c4551aef 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-i686
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-i686
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # pin version on image for CI stability
 FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_i686:2024.09.09-0
-ENV MAKEFLAGS="-j 2"
+ENV MAKEFLAGS="-j 4"
 ENV PG_DEP_PREFIX="/usr/local"
 
 # Set up repoforge
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-x86_64 b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-x86_64
index b956f8a349..14c3538cf3 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-x86_64
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/Dockerfile-x86_64
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # pin version on image for CI stability
 FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64:2024.09.09-0
-ENV MAKEFLAGS="-j 2"
+ENV MAKEFLAGS="-j 4"
 ENV PG_DEP_PREFIX="/usr/local"
 
 # Set up repoforge