diff --git a/frame/3/trsm/bli_trsm_threading.c b/frame/3/trsm/bli_trsm_threading.c
index 94de5e1ce..73832f4f8 100644
--- a/frame/3/trsm/bli_trsm_threading.c
+++ b/frame/3/trsm/bli_trsm_threading.c
@@ -109,16 +109,20 @@ void bli_trsm_thrinfo_free_paths( trsm_thrinfo_t** threads, dim_t num )
 
 trsm_thrinfo_t** bli_create_trsm_thrinfo_paths( )
 {
+#ifdef BLIS_ENABLE_MULTITHREADING 
     dim_t jc_in = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_JC_NT" );
     /*dim_t kc_in = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_KC_NT" );*/
     dim_t ic_in = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_IC_NT" );
     dim_t jr_in = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_JR_NT" );
     dim_t ir_in = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_IR_NT" );
     
+    dim_t jr_way = jc_in * ic_in * jr_in * ir_in;
+#else
+    dim_t jr_way = 1;
+#endif
     dim_t jc_way = 1; 
     dim_t kc_way = 1;
     dim_t ic_way = 1;
-    dim_t jr_way = jc_in * ic_in * jr_in * ir_in;
     dim_t ir_way = 1;
     
     dim_t global_num_threads = jc_way * kc_way * ic_way * jr_way * ir_way;