diff --git a/build-eclipse-project.sh b/build-eclipse-project.sh
index ad59d87e..4db80d7d 100755
--- a/build-eclipse-project.sh
+++ b/build-eclipse-project.sh
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ cd eclipse
 
 if [ -f 'CMakeCache.txt' ]; then rm -f 'CMakeCache.txt'; fi
 
+LANG=C
+NUMCORES=`cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep -cE '^processor'`
+
 # This is for regular developers and used by our installer
-cmake -G"Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX= -DWANT_STATIC_LIBS=ON ${CURRENTDIR}
+cmake -G"Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX= -DWANT_STATIC_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_ECLIPSE_MAKE_ARGUMENTS=-j$NUMCORES ${CURRENTDIR}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
   echo 'ERROR: CMAKE failed.' >&2; exit 1
 fi
 
 cd ${CURRENTDIR}
 echo ''
-echo '*** Eclipse Project files [.project and .cproject] are created in the folder: [eclipse] and can be imported'
+echo '*** Eclipse Project files [.project and .cproject] can be imported from the folder: [eclipse]'
+echo 'detected and using: ' $NUMCORES ' cores...'
 echo 'Import the created project using Menu File->Import'
 echo 'Select General->Existing projects into workspace:'
 echo 'Browse where your build tree is ['${CURRENTDIR}'/eclipse] and select the directory.'