diff --git a/cmds/statsd/src/main.cpp b/cmds/statsd/src/main.cpp
index 68082c2dc4d2f..42132ee0daae6 100644
--- a/cmds/statsd/src/main.cpp
+++ b/cmds/statsd/src/main.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int main(int /*argc*/, char** /*argv*/) {
     ps->giveThreadPoolName();
     IPCThreadState::self()->disableBackgroundScheduling(true);
 
-    ::android::hardware::configureRpcThreadpool(1 /*threads*/, false /*willJoin*/);
+    ::android::hardware::configureRpcThreadpool(4 /*threads*/, false /*willJoin*/);
 
     std::shared_ptr<LogEventQueue> eventQueue =
             std::make_shared<LogEventQueue>(2000 /*buffer limit. Buffer is NOT pre-allocated*/);