diff --git a/kdecore/kernel/kthreadpool.cpp b/kdecore/kernel/kthreadpool.cpp
index 1376dffb..46072736 100644
--- a/kdecore/kernel/kthreadpool.cpp
+++ b/kdecore/kernel/kthreadpool.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ KThreadPoolPrivate::KThreadPoolPrivate(KThreadPool *_parent)
     maxthreads(QThread::idealThreadCount()),
     activethreadcount(0)
 {
+    kDebug() << "threads limits is" << maxthreads;
 }
 
 void KThreadPoolPrivate::appendThread(QThread *thread)
@@ -152,9 +153,10 @@ int KThreadPool::maxThreadCount() const
     return d->maxthreads;
 }
 
-void KThreadPool::setMaxThreadCount(int count)
+void KThreadPool::setMaxThreadCount(int maxthreads)
 {
-    d->maxthreads = count;
+    d->maxthreads = maxthreads;
+    kDebug() << "limiting threads to" << maxthreads;
 }
 
 int KThreadPool::activeThreadCount() const
diff --git a/kdecore/kernel/kthreadpool.h b/kdecore/kernel/kthreadpool.h
index c9fe9b3f..9ca6c4a3 100644
--- a/kdecore/kernel/kthreadpool.h
+++ b/kdecore/kernel/kthreadpool.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
     void waitForDone(const int timeout = 30000);
 
     int maxThreadCount() const;
-    void setMaxThreadCount(int count);
+    void setMaxThreadCount(int maxthreads);
 
     int activeThreadCount() const;
 
diff --git a/plasma/runnermanager.cpp b/plasma/runnermanager.cpp
index 40d553fd..8b89fc65 100644
--- a/plasma/runnermanager.cpp
+++ b/plasma/runnermanager.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    static QThread::Priority threadPriority(AbstractRunner::Priority priority)
+    static QThread::Priority threadPriority(const AbstractRunner::Priority priority)
     {
         switch (priority) {
             case AbstractRunner::LowestPriority: {
@@ -207,13 +207,6 @@ RunnerManager::RunnerManager(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent),
       d(new RunnerManagerPrivate(this))
 {
-    int maxThreads = QThread::idealThreadCount();
-    if (maxThreads < 0) {
-        maxThreads = 4;
-    }
-    kDebug() << "limiting runner threads to" << maxThreads;
-    //This entry allows to define a hard upper limit independent of the number of processors.
-    d->threadPool->setMaxThreadCount(maxThreads);
 }
 
 RunnerManager::~RunnerManager()