diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index fd24fa698..036ed0425 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ steps:
     CC: gcc-10
     FC: gfortran-10
     CXX: g++-10
-    COMMON_FLAGS: 'USE_OPENMP=1'
+    COMMON_FLAGS: 'USE_OPENMP=1 NUM_THREADS=8'
   commands:
     - echo "MAKE_FLAGS:= $COMMON_FLAGS"
     - apt-get update -y