diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 5992e0bea7..d2a9cbfd09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ matrix.tflags != 'skipall' && matrix.tflags != 'skiprun' }}
         timeout-minutes: 10
         run: |
-          export TFLAGS='-j8 ~WebSockets ~SCP ~612 ${{ matrix.tflags }}'
+          export TFLAGS='-j4 ~WebSockets ~SCP ~612 ${{ matrix.tflags }}'
           if [[ '${{ matrix.install }}' = *'libssh2[core,zlib]'* ]]; then
             TFLAGS+=' ~SFTP'
           elif [[ '${{ matrix.install }}' = *'libssh '* ]]; then