diff --git a/cgit.spec b/cgit.spec
index c59d76b..c93d2d5 100644
--- a/cgit.spec
+++ b/cgit.spec
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ install -Dp -m0644 httpd.conf %{buildroot}%{httpdconfd}/%{name}.conf
 
 
 %check
-make test
+%__make %{?_smp_mflags} test
 
 
 %files
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ make test
 %changelog
 * Sun Jan 02 2022 Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com> - 1.2.3-8
 - update to git-2.34.1
+- use %%__make to run tests in %%check
 
 * Mon Jul 26 2021 Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com> - 1.2.3-7
 - update SELinux README