diff --git a/src/common/dnnl_thread.hpp b/src/common/dnnl_thread.hpp
index 342bc3b00..0b9190f9c 100644
--- a/src/common/dnnl_thread.hpp
+++ b/src/common/dnnl_thread.hpp
@@ -104,10 +104,11 @@ inline int dnnl_get_max_threads() {
         def_max_threads
                 = (int)dnnl::impl::cpu::platform::get_max_threads_to_use();
     assert(def_max_threads > 0);
-    // Use the default value if the threadpool-provided is outside the range
-    // [1, def_max_threads]
-    return tp ? std::min(std::max(1, tp->get_num_threads()), def_max_threads)
-              : def_max_threads;
+    
+    // Make user responsible for number of threads provided at execution time.
+    // This relates to the fact that the library may identify `def_max_threads`
+    // incorrectly for a platform.
+    return tp ? std::max(1, tp->get_num_threads()) : def_max_threads;
 }
 inline int dnnl_in_parallel() {
     using namespace dnnl::impl::threadpool_utils;