--- a/feeds/packages/utils/coremark/Makefile
+++ b/feeds/packages/utils/coremark/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ define Package/coremark/config
 	config COREMARK_NUMBER_OF_THREADS
 		int "Number of threads"
 		depends on COREMARK_ENABLE_MULTITHREADING
-		default 128 if i386||x86_64
+		default 16 if x86_64
 		default 8
 		help
 			Number of threads to run in parallel