diff --git a/mx.fastr/suite.py b/mx.fastr/suite.py
index 8a43698444809872c6e1bc9c9b4e19660779b81a..7050378a9cd45f619914ab18dabc5b9113ecfb09 100644
--- a/mx.fastr/suite.py
+++ b/mx.fastr/suite.py
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ suite = {
         "com.oracle.truffle.r.engine",
         "com.oracle.truffle.r.ffi.impl"
       ],
+      "max_jobs" : 8,
       "native" : True,
       "workingSets" : "FastR",
       "buildDependencies" : ["FASTR"],