diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 5525e85..c4071d1 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <cutils/klog.h>
+#include <hidl/HidlTransportSupport.h>
 #include <utils/Trace.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@
         PLOG(ERROR) << "Error reading configuration... continuing anyways";
     }
 
+    android::hardware::configureRpcThreadpool(1, false /* callerWillJoin */);
+
     ATRACE_BEGIN("VoldNativeService::start");
     if (android::vold::VoldNativeService::start() != android::OK) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to start VoldNativeService";