diff --git a/workflow/build_opts.yaml b/workflow/build_opts.yaml
index 29bcc965ec..18911bbefb 100644
--- a/workflow/build_opts.yaml
+++ b/workflow/build_opts.yaml
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ build:
   gdas:
     command: "./build_gdas.sh -j 12"
     log: "build_gdas.log"
-    cores: 12
+    cores: 24
     walltime: "01:30:00"