diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 45055782fe..4f567d0078 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ config BR2_GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX
 
 config BR2_JLEVEL
 	int "Number of jobs to run simultaneously"
-	default "1"
+	default "2"
 	help
 	  Number of jobs to run simultaneously