--- a/make/windows/makefiles/compile.make	Sun Oct 13 21:14:04 2013 +0100
+++ b/make/windows/makefiles/compile.make	Thu Oct 17 14:20:57 2013 -0700
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #   /GS       Inserts security stack checks in some functions (VS2005 default)
 #   /Oi       Use intrinsics (in /O2)
 #   /Od       Disable all optimizations
+#   /MP       Use multiple cores for compilation
 #
 # NOTE: Normally following any of the above with a '-' will turn off that flag
 #
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@
 DEBUG_OPT_OPTION     = /Od
 GX_OPTION = /EHsc
 LD_FLAGS = /manifest $(LD_FLAGS)
+MP_FLAG = /MP
 # Manifest Tool - used in VS2005 and later to adjust manifests stored
 # as resources inside build artifacts.
 !if "x$(MT)" == "x"
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@
 DEBUG_OPT_OPTION     = /Od
 GX_OPTION = /EHsc
 LD_FLAGS = /manifest $(LD_FLAGS)
+MP_FLAG = /MP
 # Manifest Tool - used in VS2005 and later to adjust manifests stored
 # as resources inside build artifacts.
 !if "x$(MT)" == "x"
@@ -238,6 +241,7 @@
 DEBUG_OPT_OPTION     = /Od
 GX_OPTION = /EHsc
 LD_FLAGS = /manifest $(LD_FLAGS)
+MP_FLAG = /MP
 # Manifest Tool - used in VS2005 and later to adjust manifests stored
 # as resources inside build artifacts.
 !if "x$(MT)" == "x"
@@ -250,6 +254,8 @@
 LD_FLAGS = $(SAFESEH_FLAG) $(LD_FLAGS)
 !endif
 
+CXX_FLAGS = $(CXX_FLAGS) $(MP_FLAG)
+
 # If NO_OPTIMIZATIONS is defined in the environment, turn everything off
 !ifdef NO_OPTIMIZATIONS
 PRODUCT_OPT_OPTION   = $(DEBUG_OPT_OPTION)