diff --git a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
index f76012db32..1e400aabec 100644
--- a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func renderOVNKubernetes(conf *operv1.NetworkSpec, bootstrapResult *bootstrap.Bo
 	}
 	renderOVNFlowsConfig(bootstrapResult, &data)
 
-	data.Data["NorthdThreads"] = 1
+	data.Data["NorthdThreads"] = 4
 	data.Data["IsSNO"] = bootstrapResult.OVN.ControlPlaneReplicaCount == 1
 
 	data.Data["OVN_MULTI_NETWORK_ENABLE"] = true