diff --git a/.github/workflows/emu-build-all-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/emu-build-all-linux.yml
index 9412816c..f0e313e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/emu-build-all-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/emu-build-all-linux.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     
     strategy:
-      max-parallel: 2
+      max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
 ## notice how on linux everything is lowercase, `cd GBE_Build`, then: `make help`
         cfg: [ 'debug', 'release', 'experimentaldebug', 'experimentalrelease', ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/emu-build-all-win.yml b/.github/workflows/emu-build-all-win.yml
index 099c63b3..d52a8fb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/emu-build-all-win.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/emu-build-all-win.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     
     strategy:
-      max-parallel: 2
+      max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         prj: [ 'GameOverlayRenderer', 'GenerateInterfaces', 'SteamClient', 'SteamEmu', ]
         arch: [ 'x64', 'Win32', ]