diff --git a/build_lofar.sh.config.rrz b/build_lofar.sh.config.rrz
index 61fecbfea0d611d6ac88e7ee418099410212f12a..ebc2c5f461435d1a31aa74f096d9a783072af793 100644
--- a/build_lofar.sh.config.rrz
+++ b/build_lofar.sh.config.rrz
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module load pythonversion/3
 #module load mkl/2020.0.166
 #idg_mkl=ON
 
-make_jobs=64
+make_jobs=8
 
 export CC=gcc
 export CXX=g++