diff --git a/ggml/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
index a5a8c5d8c..cc1685884 100644
--- a/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ option(GGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY             "ggml: embed Metal library"
 set   (GGML_METAL_MACOSX_VERSION_MIN "" CACHE STRING
                                             "ggml: metal minimum macOS version")
 set   (GGML_METAL_STD "" CACHE STRING       "ggml: metal standard version (-std flag)")
-option(GGML_OPENMP                          "ggml: use OpenMP"                                OFF)
+option(GGML_OPENMP                          "ggml: use OpenMP"                                ON)
 option(GGML_RPC                             "ggml: use RPC"                                   OFF)
 option(GGML_SYCL                            "ggml: use SYCL"                                  OFF)
 option(GGML_SYCL_F16                        "ggml: use 16 bit floats for sycl calculations"   OFF)