diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_DerivedMesh.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_DerivedMesh.h
index 5f504df5628..486834f9540 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_DerivedMesh.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_DerivedMesh.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct BMEditMesh;
 struct ListBase;
 struct PBVH;
 
-#define DM_OMP_LIMIT 0  /* setting zero so we can catch bugs in OpenMP/BMesh */
+#define DM_OMP_LIMIT 10000  /* setting zero so we can catch bugs in OpenMP/BMesh */
 
 /* number of sub-elements each mesh element has (for interpolation) */
 #define SUB_ELEMS_VERT 0
diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh_class.h b/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh_class.h
index e851a642b32..6dc0218da93 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh_class.h
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh_class.h
@@ -288,6 +288,6 @@ enum {
  * but should not error on valid cases */
 #define BM_LOOP_RADIAL_MAX 10000
 #define BM_NGON_MAX 100000
-#define BM_OMP_LIMIT 0  /* setting zero so we can catch bugs in OpenMP/BMesh */
+#define BM_OMP_LIMIT 10000  /* setting zero so we can catch bugs in OpenMP/BMesh */
 
 #endif /* __BMESH_CLASS_H__ */