diff --git a/buildCurrentSymlinkedKernel.sh b/buildCurrentSymlinkedKernel.sh
index b742fbd..8e36696 100755
--- a/buildCurrentSymlinkedKernel.sh
+++ b/buildCurrentSymlinkedKernel.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if [[ "$NOCONFIG" || "$FORCE" ]]  ; then
   mount /boot 2> /dev/null
 
   CORES="$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)"
-  (nice make -j -l$((CORES-1)) CC="ccache gcc") > "buildlog-$TIMESTAMP" || tail -n 20 "buildlog-$TIMESTAMP"
+  (nice make -j$((CORES-2)) -l$((CORES-2)) CC="ccache gcc") > "buildlog-$TIMESTAMP" || tail -n 20 "buildlog-$TIMESTAMP"
   SUCCESS=$?
   if [[ $SUCCESS == 0 ]] && [[ $CHROOTED == 1 ]] ; then
     ( make tarxz-pkg ) >> "buildlog-$TIMESTAMP"