diff --git a/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p5.c b/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p5.c
index 472487ae2f..90e584d33d 100644
--- a/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p5.c
+++ b/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p5.c
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ void *aerial_vnf_nr_p7_thread_start(void *ptr)
   int s;
   cpu_set_t cpuset;
 
-  CPU_SET(8, &cpuset);
-  s = pthread_setaffinity_np(pthread_self(), sizeof(cpu_set_t), &cpuset);
-  if (s != 0)
-    printf("failed to set afinity\n");
+//  CPU_SET(8, &cpuset);
+//  s = pthread_setaffinity_np(pthread_self(), sizeof(cpu_set_t), &cpuset);
+//  if (s != 0)
+//    printf("failed to set afinity\n");
 
   pthread_attr_t ptAttr;
   if (pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&ptAttr, SCHED_RR) != 0) {