diff --git a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/make_zynq_proj.py b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/make_zynq_proj.py
index 7baa27757abd91c2602f15f739555014b24f559d..e22511095be57896ef8b9e67f1ddacbc1c2e5316 100644
--- a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/make_zynq_proj.py
+++ b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/make_zynq_proj.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ from finn.custom_op.registry import getCustomOp
 from finn.transformation.base import Transformation
 from finn.core.modelwrapper import ModelWrapper
 from finn.util.basic import get_by_name, make_build_dir
-from finn.util.basic import get_num_default_workers
 from finn.util.basic import pynq_part_map
 
 from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.create_dataflow_partition import (
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ class MakeZYNQProject(Transformation):
                     pynq_part_map[self.platform],
                     config,
                     self.enable_debug,
-                    get_num_default_workers(),
                 )
             )
 
diff --git a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/templates.py b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/templates.py
index 253fd462fa6601bcc34dd3d2aa2f42463c0ae308..bd47008c2f0193646509622a7fe50acd29518844 100644
--- a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/templates.py
+++ b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/templates.py
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ set_property STEPS.POST_ROUTE_PHYS_OPT_DESIGN.IS_ENABLED true [get_runs impl_1]
 
 # out-of-context synth can't be used for bitstream generation
 # set_property -name {STEPS.SYNTH_DESIGN.ARGS.MORE OPTIONS} -value {-mode out_of_context} -objects [get_runs synth_1]
-launch_runs -to_step write_bitstream impl_1 -jobs %d
+launch_runs -to_step write_bitstream impl_1
 wait_on_run [get_runs impl_1]
 
 # generate synthesis report