diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
index 248c4b20..bcc40dbf 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
@@ -199,8 +199,9 @@ _calculate_thread_count(const int raw_thread_count_)
 
   if(raw_thread_count_ == 0)
     {
-      thread_count = std::min(8,
-                              std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
+      thread_count = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();      
+      thread_count = std::min(8,thread_count);
+     
     }
   else if(raw_thread_count_ < 0)
     {