diff --git a/MagickCore/shear.c b/MagickCore/shear.c
index 082f85a..219d058 100644
--- a/MagickCore/shear.c
+++ b/MagickCore/shear.c
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@
progress=0;
image_view=AcquireCacheView(image);
#if defined(MAGICKCORE_OPENMP_SUPPORT)
- #pragma omp parallel for schedule(dynamic) shared(progress,status)
+ #pragma omp parallel for schedule(static,4) shared(progress,status)
#endif
for (y=0; y < (ssize_t) height; y++)
{
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@
background=image->background_color;
image_view=AcquireCacheView(image);
#if defined(MAGICKCORE_OPENMP_SUPPORT)
- #pragma omp parallel for schedule(dynamic) shared(progress,status)
+ #pragma omp parallel for schedule(static,4) shared(progress,status)
#endif
for (x=0; x < (ssize_t) width; x++)
{