2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index f8673d1e61a2..c4fb6532cba3 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pkgbase = cosmic-settings-daemon-git
 	license = GPL-3.0-or-later
 	makedepends = cargo
 	makedepends = git
+	makedepends = mold
 	depends = geoclue
 	depends = systemd-libs
 	provides = cosmic-settings-daemon
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 2abcf8931a61..70fb8eb79b71 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ depends=(
 makedepends=(
   'cargo'
   'git'
+  'mold'
 )
 provides=("${pkgname%-git}")
 conflicts=("${pkgname%-git}")
@@ -38,7 +39,12 @@ build() {
   cd "${pkgname%-git}"
   export CARGO_HOME="$srcdir/cargo-home"
   export RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable
-  make prefix='/usr' VENDOR='1' all
+
+  # use mold instead of lld to speed up build
+  RUSTFLAGS="-C link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold"
+
+  # use nice to build with lower priority
+  nice make prefix='/usr' VENDOR='1' all
 }
 
 package() {