diff --git a/interface/sbmv.c b/interface/sbmv.c
index 25e99ca34..114d08486 100644
--- a/interface/sbmv.c
+++ b/interface/sbmv.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order,
   buffer = (FLOAT *)blas_memory_alloc(1);
 
 #ifdef SMPTEST
-  nthreads = num_cpu_avail(2);
+  nthreads = num_cpu_avail();
 
   if (nthreads == 1) {
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/spmv.c b/interface/spmv.c
index e08ae3f6e..090733a7a 100644
--- a/interface/spmv.c
+++ b/interface/spmv.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order,
   buffer = (FLOAT *)blas_memory_alloc(1);
 
 #ifdef SMPTEST
-  nthreads = num_cpu_avail(2);
+  nthreads = num_cpu_avail();
 
   if (nthreads == 1) {
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/trmv.c b/interface/trmv.c
index 7c40ae976..99bb0577f 100644
--- a/interface/trmv.c
+++ b/interface/trmv.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order, enum CBLAS_UPLO Uplo,
   buffer = (FLOAT *)blas_memory_alloc(1);
 
 #ifdef SMP
-/*  nthreads = num_cpu_avail(2);
+/*  nthreads = num_cpu_avail();
 
 FIXME trmv_thread was found to be broken, see issue 1332 */
   nthreads = 1;
diff --git a/interface/zhbmv.c b/interface/zhbmv.c
index 656f137c6..184a2ddd0 100644
--- a/interface/zhbmv.c
+++ b/interface/zhbmv.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order,
   buffer = (FLOAT *)blas_memory_alloc(1);
 
 #ifdef SMPBUG
-  nthreads = num_cpu_avail(2);
+  nthreads = num_cpu_avail();
 
   if (nthreads == 1) {
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/zsbmv.c b/interface/zsbmv.c
index cd5cefed9..a041b81fb 100644
--- a/interface/zsbmv.c
+++ b/interface/zsbmv.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void NAME(char *UPLO, blasint *N, blasint *K, FLOAT  *ALPHA, FLOAT *a, blasint *
   buffer = (FLOAT *)blas_memory_alloc(1);
 
 #ifdef SMPTEST
-  nthreads = num_cpu_avail(2);
+  nthreads = num_cpu_avail();
 
   if (nthreads == 1) {
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/zspmv.c b/interface/zspmv.c
index be11463c0..8d38cb122 100644
--- a/interface/zspmv.c
+++ b/interface/zspmv.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void NAME(char *UPLO, blasint *N, FLOAT  *ALPHA, FLOAT *a,
   buffer = (FLOAT *)blas_memory_alloc(1);
 
 #ifdef SMPTEST
-  nthreads = num_cpu_avail(2);
+  nthreads = num_cpu_avail();
 
   if (nthreads == 1) {
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/zspr.c b/interface/zspr.c
index 574b59aa2..abe5beb34 100644
--- a/interface/zspr.c
+++ b/interface/zspr.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void NAME(char *UPLO, blasint *N, FLOAT  *ALPHA,
   buffer = (FLOAT *)blas_memory_alloc(1);
 
 #ifdef SMP
-  nthreads = num_cpu_avail(2);
+  nthreads = num_cpu_avail();
 
   if (nthreads == 1) {
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/zsymv.c b/interface/zsymv.c
index 1d6ff1f34..8f3f0cc4c 100644
--- a/interface/zsymv.c
+++ b/interface/zsymv.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void NAME(char *UPLO, blasint *N, FLOAT  *ALPHA, FLOAT *a, blasint *LDA,
   buffer = (FLOAT *)blas_memory_alloc(1);
 
 #ifdef SMP
-  nthreads = num_cpu_avail(2);
+  nthreads = num_cpu_avail();
 
   if (nthreads == 1) {
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/zsyr.c b/interface/zsyr.c
index 09b1de578..108119136 100644
--- a/interface/zsyr.c
+++ b/interface/zsyr.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order, enum CBLAS_UPLO Uplo, int n, FLOAT alpha, FLO
   buffer = (FLOAT *)blas_memory_alloc(1);
 
 #ifdef SMP
-  nthreads = num_cpu_avail(2);
+  nthreads = num_cpu_avail();
 
   if (nthreads == 1) {
 #endif