diff --git a/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_threading.c b/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_threading.c
index 7a81e8e04..93c146ef9 100644
--- a/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_threading.c
+++ b/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_threading.c
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ void bli_gemm_thrinfo_free_paths( gemm_thrinfo_t** threads, dim_t num )
 gemm_thrinfo_t** bli_create_gemm_thrinfo_paths( )
 {
     dim_t jc_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_JC_NT" );
-    dim_t kc_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_KC_NT" );
+//    dim_t kc_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_KC_NT" );
+    dim_t kc_way = 1;
     dim_t ic_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_IC_NT" );
     dim_t jr_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_JR_NT" );
     dim_t ir_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_IR_NT" );
diff --git a/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_threading.c b/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_threading.c
index 7c5a6e141..00141ac68 100644
--- a/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_threading.c
+++ b/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_threading.c
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ void bli_herk_thrinfo_free_paths( herk_thrinfo_t** threads, dim_t num )
 herk_thrinfo_t** bli_create_herk_thrinfo_paths( )
 {
     dim_t jc_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_JC_NT" );
-    dim_t kc_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_KC_NT" );
+//    dim_t kc_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_KC_NT" );
+    dim_t kc_way = 1;
     dim_t ic_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_IC_NT" );
     dim_t jr_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_JR_NT" );
     dim_t ir_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_IR_NT" );
diff --git a/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_threading.c b/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_threading.c
index ff9e6723c..7d6d89cff 100644
--- a/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_threading.c
+++ b/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_threading.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ void bli_trmm_thrinfo_free_paths( trmm_thrinfo_t** threads, dim_t num )
 trmm_thrinfo_t** bli_create_trmm_thrinfo_paths( )
 {
     dim_t jc_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_JC_NT" );
-    dim_t kc_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_KC_NT" );
+//    dim_t kc_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_KC_NT" );
+    dim_t kc_way = 1;
     dim_t ic_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_IC_NT" );
     dim_t jr_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_JR_NT" );
     dim_t ir_way = bli_read_nway_from_env( "BLIS_IR_NT" );