diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_device_info.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_device_info.c
index b8148bf701e..7ab70fef1e6 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_device_info.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_device_info.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static const struct brw_device_info brw_device_info_bxt = {
    .max_hs_threads = 56,
    .max_ds_threads = 56,
    .max_gs_threads = 56,
-   .max_wm_threads = 32,
+   .max_wm_threads = 64 * 3,
    .max_cs_threads = 28,
    .urb = {
       .size = 64,