diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 97cc248..b89b063 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-default: all
+all: patch deps
+	$(MAKE) -C src/MP_SPDZ all
 
 patch:
 	-git -C src/MP_SPDZ apply ../../config.patch
@@ -6,8 +7,8 @@ patch:
 deps: patch
 	sudo apt install automake build-essential clang cmake git libntl-dev \
 		libsodium-dev libssl-dev libtool m4 python3 texinfo yasm
-	make -C src/MP_SPDZ -j$$(nproc) boost
-	make -C src/MP_SPDZ -j$$(nproc) libote mpir
+	$(MAKE) -C src/MP_SPDZ boost
+	$(MAKE) -C src/MP_SPDZ libote mpir
 
 %:
-	make -C src/MP_SPDZ -j$$(nproc) $@
+	$(MAKE) -C src/MP_SPDZ $@