diff --git a/crnlib/crn_threading_pthreads.cpp b/crnlib/crn_threading_pthreads.cpp
index 9b1b8128..8d02d316 100644
--- a/crnlib/crn_threading_pthreads.cpp
+++ b/crnlib/crn_threading_pthreads.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ void crn_threading_init() {
 #else
   g_number_of_processors = 1;
 #endif
+  g_number_of_processors = math::minimum<int>(g_number_of_processors, task_pool::cMaxThreads);
 }
 
 crn_thread_id_t crn_get_current_thread_id() {
diff --git a/crnlib/crn_threading_win32.cpp b/crnlib/crn_threading_win32.cpp
index d1730a37..50c114e9 100644
--- a/crnlib/crn_threading_win32.cpp
+++ b/crnlib/crn_threading_win32.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ void crn_threading_init() {
   GetSystemInfo(&g_system_info);
 
   g_number_of_processors = math::maximum<uint>(1U, g_system_info.dwNumberOfProcessors);
+  g_number_of_processors = math::minimum<int>(g_number_of_processors, task_pool::cMaxThreads);
 }
 
 crn_thread_id_t crn_get_current_thread_id() {