diff --git a/epel-rpm-macros.spec b/epel-rpm-macros.spec
index 8fe8b4f..51be970 100644
--- a/epel-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/epel-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           epel-rpm-macros
 Version:        6
-Release:        8
+Release:        9
 Summary:        Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux RPM macros
 
 Group:          System Environment/Base
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE2} \
 /etc/rpm/macros.zzz-epel-python
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 21 2016 Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs@math.uh.edu> - 6-9
+- Add the %make_build macro.
+
 * Tue Apr 19 2016 Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs@math.uh.edu> - 6-8
 - Add some python macros pulled from EPEL7.
 
diff --git a/macros.zzz-epel b/macros.zzz-epel
index 3147390..1e64422 100644
--- a/macros.zzz-epel
+++ b/macros.zzz-epel
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@
 
 # Add a directory for RPM macros that can be used consistently across Fedora and EPEL
 %rpmmacrodir %{_sysconfdir}/rpm
+
+# The useful make_build macro
+%make_build %{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}