diff --git a/benchmark/gemm.c b/benchmark/gemm.c
index 4a5c1910b..d85c3f065 100644
--- a/benchmark/gemm.c
+++ b/benchmark/gemm.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
   char transa = 'N';
   char transb = 'N';
   blasint m, n, k, i, j, lda, ldb, ldc;
-  int loops = 5000000;
+  int loops = 100000;
   int has_param_m = 0;
   int has_param_n = 0;
   int has_param_k = 0;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
   TOUPPER(transb);
 
   fprintf(stderr, "From : %3d  To : %3d Step=%d : Transa=%c : Transb=%c\n", from, to, step, transa, transb);
-
+   fprintf(stderr,"OMP with %d threads\n",omp_get_max_threads());
   p = getenv("OPENBLAS_LOOPS");
   if ( p != NULL ) {
     loops = atoi(p);