diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index aab2b51d..f8364e5f 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ if [[ $UNAME != Darwin ]]; then
 else
     export NPROC=$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
 fi
+alias maken="make -j$NPROC"
 
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diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index a8b74d9c..a777e0b2 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ if [[ $UNAME != Darwin ]]; then
 else
     export NPROC=$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
 fi
+alias maken="make -j$NPROC"
 
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