diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/prop.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/prop.py
index fc3abaa1b0..3ce8c27d64 100644
--- a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/prop.py
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/prop.py
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ class BIMProperties(PropertyGroup):
     import_should_treat_styled_item_as_material: BoolProperty(name="Import Treating Styled Item as Material", default=False)
     import_should_use_legacy: BoolProperty(name="Import with Legacy Importer", default=False)
     import_should_import_native: BoolProperty(name="Import Native Representations", default=False)
-    import_should_use_cpu_multiprocessing: BoolProperty(name="Import with CPU Multiprocessing", default=False)
+    import_should_use_cpu_multiprocessing: BoolProperty(name="Import with CPU Multiprocessing", default=True)
     import_should_import_with_profiling: BoolProperty(name="Import with Profiling", default=True)
     import_should_import_aggregates: BoolProperty(name="Import Aggregates", default=True)
     import_should_merge_aggregates: BoolProperty(name="Import and Merge Aggregates", default=False)