diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/run-shader-db.sh b/.gitlab-ci/run-shader-db.sh
index 4fb9933809a..d475bb3c76e 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/run-shader-db.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/run-shader-db.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ cd /usr/local/shader-db
 for driver in freedreno intel v3d; do
     echo "Running drm-shim for $driver"
     env LD_PRELOAD=$LIBDIR/lib${driver}_noop_drm_shim.so \
-        ./run -j 4 ./shaders \
+        ./run -j${FDO_CI_CONCURRENT:-4} ./shaders \
             > $ARTIFACTSDIR/${driver}-shader-db.txt
 done