diff --git a/buildbot/osuosl/master/config/builders.py b/buildbot/osuosl/master/config/builders.py
--- a/buildbot/osuosl/master/config/builders.py
+++ b/buildbot/osuosl/master/config/builders.py
@@ -1703,7 +1703,11 @@
     'builddir': "sanitizer-ppc64be",
     'factory' : SanitizerBuilder.getSanitizerBuildFactory(
                     timeout=1800,
-                    extra_configure_args=["-DLLVM_CCACHE_BUILD=ON"])},
+                    extra_configure_args=[
+                       "--CMAKE_ARGS='-DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD='PowerPC''",
+                       "--MAX_MAKE_JOBS=80",
+                       "--CMAKE_ARGS='-DLLVM_LIT_ARGS=-vj80'",
+                       "--CMAKE_ARGS='-DLLVM_CCACHE_BUILD=ON'"])},
 
     {'name' : "sanitizer-ppc64le-linux",
     'tags'  : ["sanitizer", "ppc", "ppc64le"],
@@ -1712,8 +1716,10 @@
     'factory' : SanitizerBuilder.getSanitizerBuildFactory(
                     timeout=1800,
                     extra_configure_args=[
-                       "-CMAKE_ARGS='-DLLVM_LIT_ARGS=-v -j256'",
-                       "-DLLVM_CCACHE_BUILD=ON"])},
+                       "--CMAKE_ARGS='-DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD='PowerPC''",
+                       "--MAX_MAKE_JOBS=256",
+                       "--CMAKE_ARGS='-DLLVM_LIT_ARGS=-vj256'",
+                       "--CMAKE_ARGS='-DLLVM_CCACHE_BUILD=ON'"])},
 
     {'name' : "sanitizer-windows",
     'tags'  : ["sanitizer"],
diff --git a/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_cmake.sh b/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_cmake.sh
--- a/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_cmake.sh
+++ b/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_cmake.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@
 for arg in "$@"
 do
     case $arg in
-        --CMAKE_ARGS=*)
-        CMAKE_ARGS="${arg#*=}"
+      --CMAKE_ARGS=*)
+        CMAKE_ARGS+="${arg#*=} "
+        ;;
+      --MAX_MAKE_JOBS=*)
+        MAX_MAKE_JOBS="${arg#*=}"
+        ;;
     esac
 done