diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 5bc7636d..cad7fda9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ jobs:
       - image: falcosecurity/falco-builder:dynamic-builds # todo(fntlnz): replace this with the actual image once PR #968 is merged
         environment:
           BUILD_TYPE: "release"
-          MAKE_JOBS: "1"
     steps:
       - checkout:
           path: /source/falco
diff --git a/cmake/modules/gRPC.cmake b/cmake/modules/gRPC.cmake
index e61502a4..c88349da 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/gRPC.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/gRPC.cmake
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ else()
 
   get_filename_component(PROTOC_DIR ${PROTOC} PATH)
 
-  set(GRPC_BUILD_FLAGS ${PROCESSOUR_COUNT_MAKE_FLAG})
-
   ExternalProject_Add(
     grpc
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/grpc/grpc.git
@@ -110,7 +108,6 @@ else()
       LDFLAGS=-static
       PATH=${PROTOC_DIR}:$ENV{PATH}
       make
-      ${GRPC_BUILD_FLAGS}
       grpc_cpp_plugin
       static_cxx
       static_c)