diff --git a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/WilsonFermion5D.cc b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/WilsonFermion5D.cc
index daddb605..cacc7a9f 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/WilsonFermion5D.cc
+++ b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/WilsonFermion5D.cc
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void WilsonFermion5D<Impl>::DhopInternalOverlappedComms(StencilImpl & st, Lebesg
   // Load imbalance alert. Should use dynamic schedule OMP for loop
   // Perhaps create a list of only those sites with face work, and 
   // load balance process the list.
-#if 1
+#if 0
 #pragma omp parallel 
   {
     int nthreads = omp_get_num_threads();
@@ -425,13 +425,15 @@ void WilsonFermion5D<Impl>::DhopInternalOverlappedComms(StencilImpl & st, Lebesg
 #else 
 DhopComputeTime2-=usecond();
   if (dag == DaggerYes) {
-    parallel_for (int ss = 0; ss < U._grid->oSites(); ss++) {
+#pragma omp parallel for schedule(static,4)
+    for (int ss = 0; ss < U._grid->oSites(); ss++) {
       int sU = ss;
       int sF = LLs * sU;
       Kernels::DhopSiteDag(st,lo,U,st.CommBuf(),sF,sU,LLs,1,in,out,0,1);
     }
   } else {
-    parallel_for (int ss = 0; ss < U._grid->oSites(); ss++) {
+#pragma omp parallel for schedule(static,1)
+    for (int ss = 0; ss < U._grid->oSites(); ss++) {
       int sU = ss;
       int sF = LLs * sU;
       Kernels::DhopSite(st,lo,U,st.CommBuf(),sF,sU,LLs,1,in,out,0,1);
diff --git a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/WilsonKernels.cc b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/WilsonKernels.cc
index 6ed350cf..03c066b0 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/WilsonKernels.cc
+++ b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/WilsonKernels.cc
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ directory
 namespace Grid {
 namespace QCD {
 
-  int WilsonKernelsStatic::Opt   = WilsonKernelsStatic::OptGeneric;
-  int WilsonKernelsStatic::Comms = WilsonKernelsStatic::CommsAndCompute;
+int WilsonKernelsStatic::Opt   = WilsonKernelsStatic::OptGeneric;
+int WilsonKernelsStatic::Comms = WilsonKernelsStatic::CommsAndCompute;
 
 template <class Impl>
 WilsonKernels<Impl>::WilsonKernels(const ImplParams &p) : Base(p){};