diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
index 7aa82818cc0e..64e176ecc747 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def run_build_test(self, cache_mode, il_lib=None, run_on_vms=False):
             build_jobs = 6 * 2
             if with_pil4dfs:
                 # crashed previously with 6 * 2
-                build_jobs = 5 * 2
+                build_jobs = 9
             remote_env['D_IL_MAX_EQ'] = '0'
 
         dfuse = get_dfuse(self, self.hostlist_clients, dfuse_namespace)