diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
index e9854026..a7e471b4 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static
 int
 _calculate_thread_count(const int raw_thread_count_)
 {
-  int thread_count;
+  int thread_count = 1;
 
   if(raw_thread_count_ == 0)
     {
@@ -211,10 +211,6 @@ _calculate_thread_count(const int raw_thread_count_)
     {
       thread_count = raw_thread_count_;
     }
-  else
-    {
-      thread_count = 4;
-    }
 
   if(thread_count <= 0)
     thread_count = 1;