diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 1760f8b4a2d..795c46662b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set number of cores for compilation
         run: |
-          echo "MAKEFLAGS=-j$(nproc)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "MAKEFLAGS=-j$(nproc +1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for compilation
         run: |