diff --git a/Gulpfile.mjs b/Gulpfile.mjs
index 8560537a78ac..bcea77b71ec5 100644
--- a/Gulpfile.mjs
+++ b/Gulpfile.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs";
+import { cpus } from "os";
 import { createRequire } from "module";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import plumber from "gulp-plumber";
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ function getFiles(glob, { include, exclude }) {
 }
 
 function createWorker(useWorker) {
-  const numWorkers = require("os").cpus().length / 2 - 1;
+  const numWorkers = Math.ceil(cpus().length / 2) - 1;
   if (numWorkers === 0 || !useWorker) {
     return require("./babel-worker.cjs");
   }