diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index fd8e48553f..55a7edeaba 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ set ( GEN_INC_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/inc )
 set ( INC_PATH "${INC_PATH} ${GEN_INC_DIR}" )
 set ( TEST_ENV ROCM_PATH=${ROCM_ROOT_DIR} HSA_PATH=${ROCM_ROOT_DIR}/hsa INC_PATH=${INC_PATH} LIB_PATH=${LIB_PATH} HIPCC_VERBOSE=3 )
 add_custom_target( mytest
-  COMMAND ${TEST_ENV} make -C "${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose"
+  COMMAND ${TEST_ENV} make -C "${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose" -j1
   COMMAND sh -xc "cp ${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose/MatrixTranspose ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test"
-  COMMAND ${TEST_ENV} make -C "${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test"
+  COMMAND ${TEST_ENV} make -C "${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test" -j1
   COMMAND sh -xc "cp ${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test/MatrixTranspose ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/MatrixTranspose_test"
-  COMMAND HIP_API_ACTIVITY_ON=1 ${TEST_ENV} make -C "${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test"
+  COMMAND HIP_API_ACTIVITY_ON=1 ${TEST_ENV} make -C "${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test" -j1
   COMMAND sh -xc "cp ${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test/MatrixTranspose ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/MatrixTranspose_hipaact_test"
-  COMMAND MGPU_TEST=1 ${TEST_ENV} make -C "${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test"
+  COMMAND MGPU_TEST=1 ${TEST_ENV} make -C "${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test" -j1
   COMMAND sh -xc "cp ${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test/MatrixTranspose ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/MatrixTranspose_mgpu"
-  COMMAND C_TEST=1 ${TEST_ENV} make -C "${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test"
+  COMMAND C_TEST=1 ${TEST_ENV} make -C "${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test" -j1
   COMMAND sh -xc "cp ${TEST_DIR}/MatrixTranspose_test/MatrixTranspose ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/MatrixTranspose_ctest"
 # copy traces
   COMMAND sh -xc "cp ${TEST_DIR}/golden_traces/*_trace.txt ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test/"