diff --git a/core/object/worker_thread_pool.cpp b/core/object/worker_thread_pool.cpp
index 095c02811b7..5ec3e1a1a8a 100644
--- a/core/object/worker_thread_pool.cpp
+++ b/core/object/worker_thread_pool.cpp
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ Error WorkerThreadPool::wait_for_task_completion(TaskID p_task_id) {
 WorkerThreadPool::GroupID WorkerThreadPool::_add_group_task(const Callable &p_callable, void (*p_func)(void *, uint32_t), void *p_userdata, BaseTemplateUserdata *p_template_userdata, int p_elements, int p_tasks, bool p_high_priority, const String &p_description) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_elements < 0, INVALID_TASK_ID);
 	if (p_tasks < 0) {
-		p_tasks = threads.size();
+		p_tasks = MAX(1u, threads.size());
 	}
 
 	task_mutex.lock();