diff --git a/scripts/install_dependencies.sh b/scripts/install_dependencies.sh
index 9ddc86c72..2fa104c86 100755
--- a/scripts/install_dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_dependencies.sh
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ LIBRARY_DEPENDENCIES=" \
 # install all things needed for deployment, always done
 apt-get install -y $DEPENDENCIES ${LIBRARY_DEPENDENCIES}
 
+numCPU=$(nproc)
+
 # install gtest
 cd /usr/src/googletest/
 mkdir -p build/
 cd build
 cmake ..
+make -j${numCPU}
 make install