diff --git a/hypr/hyprutils.sh b/hypr/hyprutils.sh
index ae070a3..aa1427b 100644
--- a/hypr/hyprutils.sh
+++ b/hypr/hyprutils.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ command_exists() {
   command -v "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
+cores="$(nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf NPROCESSORS_CONF)"
+
 # ─< package variable >───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 unset PACKAGE
 
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ getDependencies() {
 build() {
   echo_pkg build
   run cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -S . -B ./build
-  run cmake --build ./build --config Release --target all -j$(nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf NPROCESSORS_CONF)
+  run cmake --build ./build --config Release --target all -j"${cores}"
 }
 
 cloneAndInstall() {