diff --git a/config/mic/bli_config.h b/config/mic/bli_config.h
index 31aaa64c5..565c12050 100644
--- a/config/mic/bli_config.h
+++ b/config/mic/bli_config.h
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 #define BLIS_TREE_BARRIER
 #define BLIS_TREE_BARRIER_ARITY 4
 
+#define BLIS_DGEMM_UKERNEL_PREFERS_CONTIG_ROWS
+#define BLIS_ENABLE_MULTITHREADING
+#define BLIS_ENABLE_OPENMP
+
 // -- OPERATING SYSTEM ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 
diff --git a/config/mic/bli_kernel.h b/config/mic/bli_kernel.h
index 9799c4fb5..5a396a4f4 100644
--- a/config/mic/bli_kernel.h
+++ b/config/mic/bli_kernel.h
@@ -56,18 +56,12 @@
 
 #define BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_S              240
 #define BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_S              240
-#define BLIS_DEFAULT_NC_S              9600
+#define BLIS_DEFAULT_NC_S              14400
 
 #define BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_D              120
 #define BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_D              240
 #define BLIS_DEFAULT_NC_D              14400
 
-#define BLIS_DEFAULT_4M_MC_C           BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_S
-#define BLIS_DEFAULT_4M_KC_C           BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_S
-
-#define BLIS_DEFAULT_3M_MC_C           BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_S
-#define BLIS_DEFAULT_3M_KC_C           BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_S
-
 /*
 #define BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_C              120
 #define BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_C              240
@@ -77,6 +71,7 @@
 #define BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_Z              240
 #define BLIS_DEFAULT_NC_Z              9600
 */
+
 // -- Register blocksizes --
 
 #define BLIS_DEFAULT_MR_S              30
@@ -108,9 +103,9 @@
 // enlarged if such an extension would encompass the remaining portion of
 // the matrix dimension.
 
-//#define BLIS_MAXIMUM_MC_S              (BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_S + BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_S/4)
-//#define BLIS_MAXIMUM_KC_S              (BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_S + BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_S/4)
-//#define BLIS_MAXIMUM_NC_S              (BLIS_DEFAULT_NC_S + BLIS_DEFAULT_NC_S/4)
+#define BLIS_MAXIMUM_MC_S              (BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_S + BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_S/4)
+#define BLIS_MAXIMUM_KC_S              (BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_S + BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_S/4)
+#define BLIS_MAXIMUM_NC_S              (BLIS_DEFAULT_NC_S +                   0) 
 
 #define BLIS_MAXIMUM_MC_D              (BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_D + BLIS_DEFAULT_MC_D/4)
 #define BLIS_MAXIMUM_KC_D              (BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_D + BLIS_DEFAULT_KC_D/4)
diff --git a/kernels/mic/3/bli_dgemm_opt_30x8.c b/kernels/mic/3/bli_dgemm_opt_30x8.c
index aa6f7d339..68e03bdda 100644
--- a/kernels/mic/3/bli_dgemm_opt_30x8.c
+++ b/kernels/mic/3/bli_dgemm_opt_30x8.c
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ void bli_dgemm_opt_30x8(
                     auxinfo_t*       data
                   )
 {
+    if( k == 0) return;
+
     double * a_next = bli_auxinfo_next_a( data );
     double * b_next = bli_auxinfo_next_b( data );
 
diff --git a/kernels/mic/3/bli_sgemm_opt_30x16.c b/kernels/mic/3/bli_sgemm_opt_30x16.c
index 2f2f09419..7709922bf 100644
--- a/kernels/mic/3/bli_sgemm_opt_30x16.c
+++ b/kernels/mic/3/bli_sgemm_opt_30x16.c
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ void bli_sgemm_opt_30x16(
                     auxinfo_t*       data
                   )
 {
+    if( k == 0 ) return;
+
     float * a_next = bli_auxinfo_next_a( data );
     float * b_next = bli_auxinfo_next_b( data );