diff --git a/buildbot/check.sh b/buildbot/check.sh
index 55d3057b4e39a..49510dfdbcde0 100755
--- a/buildbot/check.sh
+++ b/buildbot/check.sh
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ if [ -z "${TESTCASE}" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-make ${TESTCASE} VERBOSE=1 LIT_ARGS="-v -j `nproc`"
+make ${TESTCASE} VERBOSE=1 -j`nproc` LIT_ARGS="-v"