diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp
index 5d495aaf06..7771086239 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ public:
         if ((cores == 1) || ((config.NODE_SIZE == 0) && (cores == 2)))
             return 1;
 
-        // Otherwise, prefer two threads.
-        return 2;
+        // Otherwise, prefer six threads.
+        return 6;
 #endif
     }