diff --git a/data/macros.meson b/data/macros.meson
index 597741092734..7262fed7e91e 100644
--- a/data/macros.meson
+++ b/data/macros.meson
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 %meson_build \
     %{shrink:%{__meson} compile \
         -C %{_vpath_builddir} \
-        -j %{_smp_build_ncpus} \
+        %{_smp_mflags} \
         %{?__meson_verbose:--verbose} \
         %{nil}}
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 %meson_test \
     %{shrink:%{__meson} test \
         -C %{_vpath_builddir} \
-        --num-processes %{_smp_build_ncpus} \
+        %{_smp_mflags} \
         --print-errorlogs \
         %{nil}}