diff --git a/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml b/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
index 073212aa8..edfd98530 100644
--- a/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ build:ppc64le:linux:gcc-10:cxx11-on:
     EIGEN_CI_CXX_COMPILER: "g++-10"
     EIGEN_CI_CC_COMPILER: "gcc-10"
     EIGEN_TEST_CXX11: "on"
-    EIGEN_CI_ADDITIONAL_ARGS: "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='-DEIGEN_ALTIVEC_DISABLE_MMA'"
+    EIGEN_CI_ADDITIONAL_ARGS: "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='-DEIGEN_ALTIVEC_DISABLE_MMA' -DCMAKE_JOB_POOL_COMPILE:STRING=compile -DCMAKE_JOB_POOL_LINK:STRING=link '-DCMAKE_JOB_POOLS:STRING=compile=8;link=4'"
   tags:
     - eigen-runner
     - linux
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ build:ppc64le:linux:clang-10:cxx11-on:
     EIGEN_CI_CXX_COMPILER: "clang++-10"
     EIGEN_CI_CC_COMPILER: "clang-10"
     EIGEN_TEST_CXX11: "on"
+    EIGEN_CI_ADDITIONAL_ARGS: "-DCMAKE_JOB_POOL_COMPILE:STRING=compile -DCMAKE_JOB_POOL_LINK:STRING=link '-DCMAKE_JOB_POOLS:STRING=compile=8;link=4'"
   tags:
     - eigen-runner
     - linux