diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index 89382b2f8..a36f43d04 100644
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class Builder:
 
         # Workaround while using Make for macOS to pass number of jobs
         if self.__class__.__name__ == 'MacOSBuilder':
-            subprocess.check_call(["cmake", "--build", ".", "-j3"], env=dict(os.environ))
+            subprocess.check_call(["cmake", "--build", ".", "-j4"], env=dict(os.environ))
         elif self.__class__.__name__ == 'MSVCBuilder':
             # it seems that ninja does not automatically spawn the correct number of jobs on Windows
             subprocess.check_call(["cmake", "--build", ".", "-j4"], env=dict(os.environ))