diff --git a/contrib/platform/intel/bend/linux b/contrib/platform/intel/bend/linux
index 4b058db0ba..564d719fb1 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/intel/bend/linux
+++ b/contrib/platform/intel/bend/linux
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 enable_orterun_prefix_by_default=yes
-enable_ft_thread=no
+enable_mpi_thread_multiple=yes
 enable_mem_debug=no
 enable_mem_profile=no
 enable_debug_symbols=yes
diff --git a/contrib/platform/intel/bend/mac b/contrib/platform/intel/bend/mac
index 3ce3a3a4cb..ebc3d59fb0 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/intel/bend/mac
+++ b/contrib/platform/intel/bend/mac
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+enable_mpi_thread_multiple=yes
 enable_mem_debug=yes
 enable_mem_profile=no
 enable_debug_symbols=yes