diff --git a/src/util/disk_cache.c b/src/util/disk_cache.c
index 800c204f960..f519c129eab 100644
--- a/src/util/disk_cache.c
+++ b/src/util/disk_cache.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ disk_cache_create(const char *gpu_name, const char *driver_id,
     * doesn't stall.
     */
    if (!util_queue_init(&cache->cache_queue, "disk$", 32, 4,
+                        UTIL_QUEUE_INIT_SCALE_THREADS |
                         UTIL_QUEUE_INIT_RESIZE_IF_FULL |
                         UTIL_QUEUE_INIT_USE_MINIMUM_PRIORITY |
                         UTIL_QUEUE_INIT_SET_FULL_THREAD_AFFINITY, NULL))