diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index 8744ef3d5..3b8f1f87d 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ class BirdseyeCameraConfig(BaseModel):
     )
 
 
-FFMPEG_GLOBAL_ARGS_DEFAULT = ["-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "warning"]
+FFMPEG_GLOBAL_ARGS_DEFAULT = ["-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "warning", "-threads", "1"]
 FFMPEG_INPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = "preset-rtsp-generic"
-DETECT_FFMPEG_OUTPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = ["-f", "rawvideo", "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p"]
+DETECT_FFMPEG_OUTPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = ["-threads", "1", "-f", "rawvideo", "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p"]
 RTMP_FFMPEG_OUTPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = "preset-rtmp-generic"
 RECORD_FFMPEG_OUTPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = "preset-record-generic"