diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/profile.bashrc b/profiles/pentoo/base/profile.bashrc
index cee17a3a8..b0e11daff 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/profile.bashrc
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/profile.bashrc
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 #if [[ $CATEGORY/$PN == sys-auth/polkit ]] ; then FEATURES=${FEATURES/multilib-strict/} ; fi
+local CORES="$(grep -c ^proc /proc/cpuinfo)"
+echo ${MAKEOPTS} | grep -q -e -j || export MAKEOPTS="-j${CORES} -l${CORES}"
+
+#by the time this is parsed, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS are already applied, this file is too late
+#echo ${EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS} | grep -q jobs || export EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="${EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS} --jobs=${CORES} --load-average=${CORES}"