diff --git a/hyprlock.sh b/hyprlock.sh
index e1e778d..bfdf422 100644
--- a/hyprlock.sh
+++ b/hyprlock.sh
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@ cloneAndBuildUtils() {
 }
 
 build() {
+  local cores="$(nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf _NPROCESSORS_CONF)"
   echo_info "Building hyprlock"
   run cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -S . -B ./build
-  run cmake --build ./build --config Release --target hyprlock -j$(nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf _NPROCESSORS_CONF)
+  run cmake --build ./build --config Release --target hyprlock -j"$cores"
 }
 
 cloneAndBuildLock() {