diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 3c0ba59bf9..046247ba66 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -3737,3 +3737,9 @@ Bernd  8 May 2012
     sched/
         plan_class_spec.cpp,h
 
+Bernd  8 May 2012
+    - scheduler: don't override avg_ncpus per default
+
+    sched/
+        plan_class_spec.cpp
+
diff --git a/sched/plan_class_spec.cpp b/sched/plan_class_spec.cpp
index 003531384f..5927a879b3 100644
--- a/sched/plan_class_spec.cpp
+++ b/sched/plan_class_spec.cpp
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ PLAN_CLASS_SPEC::PLAN_CLASS_SPEC() {
     peak_flops_factor = 1.0;
     cpu_flops = 0;
     gpu_flops = 0;
-    avg_ncpus = 1.0;
+    avg_ncpus = 0;
     max_ncpus = 1.0;
     ngpus = 0; /* defaults to CPU plan classes */
 }