diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/analyze.py b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/analyze.py
index fd96ca90d..9f92e8b4f 100644
--- a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/analyze.py
+++ b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/analyze.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ base_group.add_argument('--android-harness', action='store_true',
                         help='''[experimental] Create harness to detect bugs
                         involving the Android lifecycle''')
 
-base_group.add_argument('-l', '--llvm', action='store_true',
+base_group.add_argument('--llvm', action='store_true',
                         help='''[experimental] Analyze C or C++ file using the
                         experimental LLVM frontend''')
 
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ infer_group.add_argument('-j', '--multicore', metavar='n', type=int,
                            default=multiprocessing.cpu_count(),
                            dest='multicore', help='Set the number of cores to '
                            'be used for the analysis (default uses all cores)')
+infer_group.add_argument('-l', '--load-average', metavar='<float>', type=float,
+                         help='Specifies that no new jobs (commands) should '
+                         'be started if there are others jobs running and the '
+                         'load average is at least <float>.')
 infer_group.add_argument('-x', '--project', metavar='<projectname>',
                            help='Project name, for recording purposes only')
 
@@ -410,7 +414,10 @@ class AnalyzerWrapper(object):
             self.timing['makefile_generation'] = elapsed
             exit_status += makefile_status
             if makefile_status == os.EX_OK:
-                make_cmd = ['make', '-k', '-j', str(self.args.multicore)]
+                make_cmd = ['make', '-k']
+                make_cmd += ['-j', str(self.args.multicore)]
+                if self.args.load_average is not None:
+                    make_cmd += ['-l', str(self.args.load_average)]
                 if not self.args.debug:
                     make_cmd += ['-s']
                 analysis_start_time = time.time()
diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/buck.py b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/buck.py
index c32e6de2c..01cb00b29 100644
--- a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/buck.py
+++ b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/buck.py
@@ -160,8 +160,12 @@ class BuckAnalyzer:
         env_vars = utils.read_env()
         env_vars['FCP_RUN_SYNTAX_ONLY'] = '1'
         env = utils.encode_env(env_vars)
-        subprocess.check_call(
-            self.cmd + self.create_cxx_buck_configuration_args(), env=env)
+        command = self.cmd
+        command += ['-j', str(self.args.multicore)]
+        if self.args.load_average is not None:
+            command += ['-L', str(self.args.load_average)]
+        command += self.create_cxx_buck_configuration_args()
+        subprocess.check_call(command, env=env)
         return os.EX_OK
 
     def capture_with_flavors(self):