diff --git a/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-5.0.27.ebuild b/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-5.0.27.ebuild
index 76538f4..4181d79 100644
--- a/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-5.0.27.ebuild
+++ b/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-5.0.27.ebuild
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ src_configure() {
 		MONGO_GIT_HASH="49571988f1fea870e803f71a3ef8417173f3fbb1"
 
 		--disable-warnings-as-errors
+		--force-jobs
 		--jobs="$(makeopts_jobs)"
 		--use-system-boost
 		--use-system-pcre
diff --git a/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-6.0.15.ebuild b/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-6.0.15.ebuild
index dd15f57..6ad2dc6 100644
--- a/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-6.0.15.ebuild
+++ b/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-6.0.15.ebuild
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ src_configure() {
 
 		--cxx-std=20
 		--disable-warnings-as-errors
+		--force-jobs
 		--jobs="$(makeopts_jobs)"
 		--use-system-boost
 		--use-system-mongo-c