diff --git a/scripts/unit-test.py b/scripts/unit-test.py
index 44e3a37..29545dc 100755
--- a/scripts/unit-test.py
+++ b/scripts/unit-test.py
@@ -945,10 +945,10 @@
             return
         try:
             if self._setup_exists('valgrind'):
-                check_call_cmd('meson', 'test', '-C', 'build',
+                check_call_cmd('meson', 'test','-t','10','-C', 'build',
                                '--setup', 'valgrind')
             else:
-                check_call_cmd('meson', 'test', '-C', 'build',
+                check_call_cmd('meson', 'test','-t','10', '-C', 'build',
                                '--wrapper', 'valgrind')
         except CalledProcessError:
             for root, _, files in os.walk(os.getcwd()):