diff --git a/test/qemu.sh b/test/qemu.sh
index 49295bb..f05a02f 100755
--- a/test/qemu.sh
+++ b/test/qemu.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ esac
 # Launch QEMU with U-Boot and image
 qemu-system-${QEMU_ARCH} -machine ${QEMU_MACHINE} \
                          -cpu ${QEMU_CPU} \
+                         -smp $(nproc) \
                          -m 512 \
                          -bios bios.bin \
                          -serial stdio \