diff --git a/common/build-style/python3-module.sh b/common/build-style/python3-module.sh
index 6ec5225d6aa..a0a694ee4a9 100644
--- a/common/build-style/python3-module.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/python3-module.sh
@@ -24,10 +24,14 @@ do_build() {
 }
 
 do_check() {
+	local testjobs
 	if python3 -c 'import pytest' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		if python3 -c 'import xdist' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			testjobs="-n $XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
+		fi
 		PYTHONPATH="$(cd build/lib* && pwd)" \
 			${make_check_pre} \
-			python3 -m pytest ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
+			python3 -m pytest ${testjobs} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
 	else
 		# Fall back to deprecated setup.py test orchestration without pytest
 		if [ -z "$make_check_target" ]; then
diff --git a/common/build-style/python3-pep517.sh b/common/build-style/python3-pep517.sh
index 62cfac7d67d..1eeb4172492 100644
--- a/common/build-style/python3-pep517.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/python3-pep517.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ do_build() {
 }
 
 do_check() {
+	local testjobs
 	if python3 -c 'import pytest' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-		${make_check_pre} python3 -m pytest ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
+		if python3 -c 'import xdist' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			testjobs="-n $XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
+		fi
+		${make_check_pre} python3 -m pytest ${testjobs} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
 	else
 		msg_warn "Unable to determine tests for PEP517 Python templates"
 		return 0