A method for adjusting the rotational speed of an internal combustion engine of a road-building machine, which, in addition to a traction drive, has hydraulic motors, connected to the internal combustion engine, for the driving of working assemblies, and in which method the rotational speed is adjusted dependent on the current power requirement of the working assemblies, wherein the hydraulic motors are operated using fixed displacement pumps and residual volume flows of flow control valves for hydraulic motors of active working assemblies, which residual volume flows are currently to be discharged, are reduced, for which purpose the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine is automatically adapted during working operation, the method comprising adjusting using a controller the flow control valves via a control line.