diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c16218b..b2a8e50 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ gem 'guard-coffeescript'
 gem 'growl'
 gem 'rake', '0.8.7'
 gem 'mocha', '0.9.12'
+gem 'facter'
diff --git a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/ConsoleOutput.h b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/ConsoleOutput.h
index d63e3ac..0861aa3 100644
--- a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/ConsoleOutput.h
+++ b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/ConsoleOutput.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ namespace HeadlessSpecRunner {
       std::ostream *outputIO;
       QStack<QString> successes;
       QStack<QString> failures;
-    private:
       bool showColors;
+    private:
       void green();
       void clear();
       void red();
diff --git a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/Runner.cpp b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/Runner.cpp
index b5c5ee2..0c3fae2 100644
--- a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/Runner.cpp
+++ b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/Runner.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ namespace HeadlessSpecRunner {
   void Runner::setColors(bool colors)
   {
     showColors = colors;
+    consoleOutput.showColors = colors;
   }
 
   void Runner::reportFile(const QString &file)
diff --git a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/jhw-test b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/jhw-test
index ed6d280..347fe5a 100755
Binary files a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/jhw-test and b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/jhw-test differ
diff --git a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/test.rb b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/test.rb
index 6934d3e..4585da1 100644
--- a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/test.rb
+++ b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
+system %{make clean}
+
 Dir['*_test.pro'].each do |test|
-  system %{make clean && qmake #{test} && make && ./jhw-test}
+  $: << File.expand_path("../../../lib", __FILE__)
+
+  require 'qt/qmake'
+  Qt::Qmake.make!('jasmine-headless-webkit', test)
+
+  system %{./jhw-test}
   if $?.exitstatus != 0
     exit 1
   end
diff --git a/lib/qt/qmake.rb b/lib/qt/qmake.rb
index ec5b951..94ec745 100644
--- a/lib/qt/qmake.rb
+++ b/lib/qt/qmake.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 require 'rbconfig'
 require 'rubygems/version'
 
+begin
+  require 'facter'
+rescue LoadError
+  warn 'Including Facter allows for detection of # of cpus, resulting in faster compilations.'
+end
+
 module Qt
   class NotInstalledError < StandardError; end
   class Qmake
@@ -37,7 +43,12 @@ module Qt
         check_qmake!
 
         system command(project_file)
-        system %{make}
+
+        system %{make #{make_options}}
+      end
+
+      def make_options
+        "-j#{number_of_cpus}"
       end
 
       #
@@ -83,6 +94,14 @@ module Qt
       end
 
       private
+      def number_of_cpus
+        if defined?(Facter)
+          Facter.sp_number_processors rescue Facter.processorcount
+        else
+          1
+        end
+      end
+
       def get_exe_path(command)
         path = %x{which #{command}}.strip
         path = nil if path == ''
diff --git a/spec/lib/qt/qmake_spec.rb b/spec/lib/qt/qmake_spec.rb
index 64d2dd9..4cc7016 100644
--- a/spec/lib/qt/qmake_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/qt/qmake_spec.rb
@@ -136,5 +136,16 @@ describe Qt::Qmake do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '.make_options' do
+    let(:cpu_count) { 3 }
+    subject { Qt::Qmake.make_options }
+
+    before do
+      Qt::Qmake.stubs(:number_of_cpus).returns(cpu_count)
+    end
+
+    it { should == "-j#{cpu_count}" }
+  end
 end