diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 964e87a1..63abfa24 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ impl RawArgs {
             };
         let threads =
             if self.flag_threads == 0 {
-                cmp::min(6, num_cpus::get())
+                cmp::min(8, num_cpus::get())
             } else {
                 self.flag_threads
             };