diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 783e4b1..d470b5a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pcsc-lite (1.8.10-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * debian/watch: update URL
+  * debian/rules: build in parallel
 
  -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:00:39 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d431296..90f6633 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS),hurd)
 endif
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --with=systemd
+	dh $@ --with=systemd --parallel
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- $(EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS) --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system --enable-usbdropdir=/usr/lib/pcsc/drivers $(shell dpkg-buildflags --export=configure)