diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
index a377bf60..0d330828 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ _calculate_thread_count(const int raw_thread_count_)
 
   thread_count = 4;
   if(raw_thread_count_ == 0)
-    thread_count = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
+    {
+      thread_count = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
+      if(thread_count > 8)
+        thread_count = 8;
+    }
   else if(raw_thread_count_ < 0)
     thread_count = (std::thread::hardware_concurrency() / -raw_thread_count_);
   else if(raw_thread_count_ > 0)