diff --git a/interface/gemv.c b/interface/gemv.c
index 562ceee9f..08553ad21 100644
--- a/interface/gemv.c
+++ b/interface/gemv.c
@@ -211,7 +211,18 @@ void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order,
   buffer = (FLOAT *)blas_memory_alloc(1);
 
 #ifdef SMP
-  nthreads = num_cpu_avail(2);
+
+  int  nthreads_max = num_cpu_avail(2);
+  int  nthreads_avail = nthreads_max;
+
+  double MNK = (double) m * (double) n;
+  if ( MNK <= (500.0 * 100.0  * (double) GEMM_MULTITHREAD_THRESHOLD)  )
+        nthreads_max = 1;
+
+  if ( nthreads_max > nthreads_avail )
+        nthreads = nthreads_avail;
+  else
+        nthreads = nthreads_max;
 
   if (nthreads == 1) {
 #endif