diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/rust/rust_1.94.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/rust/rust_1.94.0.bb
index 2be0bd8d89..82f42b7f50 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/rust/rust_1.94.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/rust/rust_1.94.0.bb
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ python do_configure() {
     config.set("rust", "llvm-tools", e(False))
     config.set("rust", "lld", e(False))
     config.set("rust", "use-lld", e(False))
+    config.set("rust", "parallel-frontend-threads", "8")
     config.set("rust", "channel", e(d.expand("${RUST_CHANNEL}")))
 
     # Whether or not to optimize the compiler and standard library