diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
index b931b7ba66416..339e4ca4be6b3 100644
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
@@ -1153,8 +1153,15 @@ extern void __kmp_init_target_task();
 #if defined(PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX) && PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX < INT_MAX
 #define KMP_MAX_NTH PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX
 #else
+#ifdef __ve__
+// VE's pthread supports only up to 64 threads per a VE process.
+// Please check p. 14 of following documentation for more details.
+// https://sxauroratsubasa.sakura.ne.jp/documents/veos/en/VEOS_high_level_design.pdf
+#define KMP_MAX_NTH 64
+#else
 #define KMP_MAX_NTH INT_MAX
 #endif
+#endif
 #endif /* KMP_MAX_NTH */
 
 #ifdef PTHREAD_STACK_MIN
diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/z_Linux_util.cpp b/openmp/runtime/src/z_Linux_util.cpp
index 42488eb6be5dc..478c09baa1bee 100644
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/z_Linux_util.cpp
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/z_Linux_util.cpp
@@ -1894,6 +1894,13 @@ void __kmp_runtime_initialize(void) {
 
     /* Query the maximum number of threads */
     __kmp_type_convert(sysconf(_SC_THREAD_THREADS_MAX), &(__kmp_sys_max_nth));
+#ifdef __ve__
+    if (__kmp_sys_max_nth == -1) {
+      // VE's pthread supports only up to 64 threads per a VE process.
+      // So we use that KMP_MAX_NTH (predefined as 64) here.
+      __kmp_sys_max_nth = KMP_MAX_NTH;
+    }
+#else
     if (__kmp_sys_max_nth == -1) {
       /* Unlimited threads for NPTL */
       __kmp_sys_max_nth = INT_MAX;
@@ -1901,6 +1908,7 @@ void __kmp_runtime_initialize(void) {
       /* Can't tell, just use PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX */
       __kmp_sys_max_nth = KMP_MAX_NTH;
     }
+#endif
 
     /* Query the minimum stack size */
     __kmp_sys_min_stksize = sysconf(_SC_THREAD_STACK_MIN);