diff --git a/repositories/curl.BUILD.bazel b/repositories/curl.BUILD.bazel
index 3f8c240c..b6917b60 100644
--- a/repositories/curl.BUILD.bazel
+++ b/repositories/curl.BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ filegroup(
 cmake(
     name = "curl",
     build_args = [
-        "--",
-        "-j4",
+        "--parallel",
     ],
     cache_entries = {
         "CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE": "ON",  # Must be set!
diff --git a/repositories/cyclonedds.BUILD.bazel b/repositories/cyclonedds.BUILD.bazel
index 7cdf8275..4ec5b1c0 100644
--- a/repositories/cyclonedds.BUILD.bazel
+++ b/repositories/cyclonedds.BUILD.bazel
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ cache_entries_without_shm = {
 cmake(
     name = "cyclonedds",
     build_args = [
-        "--",
-        "-j4",
+        "--parallel",
     ],
     cache_entries = select(
         {
diff --git a/repositories/iceoryx.BUILD.bazel b/repositories/iceoryx.BUILD.bazel
index 34d9497c..e8b2d923 100644
--- a/repositories/iceoryx.BUILD.bazel
+++ b/repositories/iceoryx.BUILD.bazel
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ cache_entries_qnx = {
 cmake(
     name = "iceoryx",
     build_args = [
-        "--",  # <- Pass options to the native tool.
-        "-j4",
+        "--parallel",
     ],
     cache_entries = selects.with_or(
         {
diff --git a/repositories/yaml-cpp.BUILD.bazel b/repositories/yaml-cpp.BUILD.bazel
index d2fd5d18..ddf1ebb2 100644
--- a/repositories/yaml-cpp.BUILD.bazel
+++ b/repositories/yaml-cpp.BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ filegroup(
 cmake(
     name = "yaml-cpp",
     build_args = [
-        "--",
-        "-j4",
+        "--parallel",
     ],
     cache_entries = {
         "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS": "OFF",
diff --git a/repositories/zstd.BUILD.bazel b/repositories/zstd.BUILD.bazel
index 5bc3f456..e07b14da 100644
--- a/repositories/zstd.BUILD.bazel
+++ b/repositories/zstd.BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ filegroup(
 cmake(
     name = "zstd",
     build_args = [
-        "--",
-        "-j4",
+        "--parallel",
     ],
     cache_entries = {
         "ZSTD_BUILD_PROGRAMS": "OFF",