diff --git a/src/benchmark.cc b/src/benchmark.cc
index a4fd2e92..974cde6c 100644
--- a/src/benchmark.cc
+++ b/src/benchmark.cc
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ void RunBenchmarks(const std::vector<BenchmarkInstance>& benchmarks,
       BenchmarkReporter::PerFamilyRunReports* reports_for_family = nullptr;
       if (benchmark.complexity() != oNone)
         reports_for_family = &per_family_reports[benchmark.family_index()];
-      benchmarks_with_threads += (benchmark.threads() > 0);
+      benchmarks_with_threads += (benchmark.threads() > 1);
       runners.emplace_back(benchmark, &perfcounters, reports_for_family);
       int num_repeats_of_this_instance = runners.back().GetNumRepeats();
       num_repetitions_total += num_repeats_of_this_instance;