diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 3151224ffbf..51d57b2ce58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build/ -j $(nproc) --target nebula-metad
           cmake --build build/ -j $(nproc) --target nebula-storaged
           cmake --build build/ -j $(nproc) --target nebula-graphd
-          cmake --build build/ -j $(($(nproc)/2+1))
+          cmake --build build/ -j $(($(nproc)/3+1))
           ccache -s
       - name: CTest
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index f6f06c6ccf1..625b24be1de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build/ -j $(nproc) --target nebula-metad
           cmake --build build/ -j $(nproc) --target nebula-storaged
           cmake --build build/ -j $(nproc) --target nebula-graphd
-          cmake --build build/ -j $(($(nproc)/2+1))
+          cmake --build build/ -j $(($(nproc)/3+1))
           ccache -s
       - name: CTest
         env: