1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/validate b/validate
index 5d0afb4d2b..4e2352b9cb 100644
--- a/validate
+++ b/validate
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ done
 if [ "$CPUS" = "" ]; then
     threads=2
 else
-    threads=`expr $CPUS + 1`
+    threads=$((($CPUS + 1) * 2)) # `expr $CPUS + 1`
 fi
 
 if [ $testsuite_only -eq 0 ]; then