diff --git a/gmsh.spec b/gmsh.spec
index 735442b..b314b52 100644
--- a/gmsh.spec
+++ b/gmsh.spec
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ LDFLAGS="%{__global_ldflags} -Wl,--as-needed" %cmake .. \
     -DENABLE_OPENMP=ON \
     $gmsh_cmake_args
 
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
+%make_build
 popd
 
 ### openmpi version ###
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ LDFLAGS="%{__global_ldflags} -Wl,--as-needed" %cmake .. \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR=$MPI_INCLUDE \
     $gmsh_cmake_args
 
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
+%make_build
 popd
 %{_openmpi_unload}
 %endif
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ LDFLAGS="%{__global_ldflags} -Wl,--as-needed" %cmake .. \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR=$MPI_INCLUDE \
     $gmsh_cmake_args
 
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
+%make_build
 popd
 %{_mpich_unload}
 %endif