diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index e877e54f3..d0cca51ac 100644
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -24935,11 +24935,11 @@ u32 hashconfig_get_kernel_threads (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const hc_device_p
 
     if (scrypt_l)
     {
-      kernel_threads = 64 / scrypt_l;
+      kernel_threads = 256 / scrypt_l;
     }
     else
     {
-      kernel_threads = 64;
+      kernel_threads = 256;
     }
   }