diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
index 3936d3cf..903481de 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ _calculate_thread_count(const int raw_thread_count_)
 {
   int thread_count;
 
-  thread_count = 4;
   if(raw_thread_count_ == 0)
     {
       thread_count = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
@@ -212,6 +211,10 @@ _calculate_thread_count(const int raw_thread_count_)
     {
       thread_count = raw_thread_count_;
     }
+  else
+    {
+      thread_count = 4;
+    }
 
   if(thread_count <= 0)
     thread_count = 1;