diff --git a/support/testing/run-tests b/support/testing/run-tests
index 022209b414..bf40019362 100755
--- a/support/testing/run-tests
+++ b/support/testing/run-tests
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ def main():
             return 1
         # same default BR2_JLEVEL as package/Makefile.in
         br2_jlevel = 1 + multiprocessing.cpu_count()
-        each_testcase = br2_jlevel / args.testcases
-        if each_testcase < 1:
-            each_testcase = 1
+        each_testcase = int((br2_jlevel + args.testcases) / args.testcases)
         BRConfigTest.jlevel = each_testcase
 
     if args.jlevel: