diff --git a/metadata/net.nymtech.nymvpn.yml b/metadata/net.nymtech.nymvpn.yml
index 8df6c5f0c4..0c17b8334a 100644
--- a/metadata/net.nymtech.nymvpn.yml
+++ b/metadata/net.nymtech.nymvpn.yml
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ Builds:
       - apt-get install -y libdbus-1-dev libmnl-dev libnftnl-dev protobuf-compiler
         make libc-dev gcc
       - apt-get install -t bookworm-backports -y golang-go
+      - export CPUS_MAX=16
+      - export CPUS=$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
+      - for (( c=$CPUS_MAX; c<$CPUS; c++ )) ; do echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$c/online
+        ; done
     gradle:
       - fdroid
     srclibs: