diff --git a/GPy/gpy_config.cfg b/GPy/gpy_config.cfg
index 8683f96c..d52edd28 100644
--- a/GPy/gpy_config.cfg
+++ b/GPy/gpy_config.cfg
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # Enable openmp support. This speeds up some computations, depending on the number
 # of cores available. Setting up a compiler with openmp support can be difficult on 
 # some platforms, hence this option.
-openmp=True
+openmp=False