diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e74095f..230c664 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: examples
 examples:
-	$(MAKE) -C uSockets
-	$(foreach FILE,$(EXAMPLE_FILES),$(CXX) -flto -O3 $(CXXFLAGS) examples/$(FILE).cpp -o $(FILE) $(LDFLAGS);)
-	$(foreach FILE,$(THREADED_EXAMPLE_FILES),$(CXX) -pthread -flto -O3 $(CXXFLAGS) examples/$(FILE).cpp -o $(FILE) $(LDFLAGS);)
+	$(MAKE) -C uSockets; \
+	for FILE in $(EXAMPLE_FILES); do $(CXX) -flto -O3 $(CXXFLAGS) examples/$$FILE.cpp -o $$FILE $(LDFLAGS) & done; \
+	for FILE in $(THREADED_EXAMPLE_FILES); do $(CXX) -pthread -flto -O3 $(CXXFLAGS) examples/$$FILE.cpp -o $$FILE $(LDFLAGS) & done; \
+	wait
 
 install:
 	mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/include/uWebSockets/f2"