diff --git a/src/homemade_speedstep.c b/src/homemade_speedstep.c
index b507979..e1a5583 100644
--- a/src/homemade_speedstep.c
+++ b/src/homemade_speedstep.c
@@ -4,11 +4,26 @@
 
 #define VERSION "1.0"
 #define POLLING_TIME 1
-#define CURGOV "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy0/scaling_governor"
+#define THREADS 4 /* TODO: automatically figure out how many threads host system has */
 #define FREQS "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy0/scaling_available_frequencies"
-#define MAXSPDPATH "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy0/scaling_max_freq"
+#define MAXSPDPREFIX "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu"
+#define MAXSPDSUFFIX "/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq"
 #define CURTEMPPATH "/sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp"
 
+void changespeed(int threads, char** steps, int curstep){
+  int i;
+  char filename[100];
+  FILE* file;
+  for (i=0; i < threads; i++){
+    sprintf(filename, MAXSPDPREFIX"%d"MAXSPDSUFFIX, i);
+    file = fopen(filename, "w");
+    if (file != NULL){
+      fprintf(file, "%s\n", steps[curstep]);
+      fclose(file);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 int comparestrings(char *a, char *b){
   int c = 0;
   while(a[c] != '\0' && b[c] != '\0'){
@@ -157,7 +172,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv){
   free(freqsfilec);
   fclose(freqsfile);
   /* try to open scaling_maximum_frequency, exit on fail */
-  FILE* curmaxfile = fopen(MAXSPDPATH, "r");
+  FILE* curmaxfile = fopen(MAXSPDPREFIX"0"MAXSPDSUFFIX, "r");
   if (curmaxfile == NULL){
     fprintf(stderr, "error: couldn't open scaling_maximum_frequency\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "       check that you have support for cpufreq\n");
@@ -202,46 +217,19 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv){
     /* check if current temp is higher than max and step down */
     if (temperature >= maxtemp && curstep < stepc - 1){
       curstep++;
-      curmaxfile = fopen(MAXSPDPATH, "w");
-      if (curmaxfile == NULL){
-        fprintf(stderr, "error: couldn't open scaling_maximum_frequency\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "       check that you have support for cpufreq\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "       in your kernel and that the program is\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "       running as root\n");
-        return 6;
-      }
-      fprintf(curmaxfile, "%s\n", steps[curstep]);
-      fclose(curmaxfile);
+      changespeed(THREADS, steps, curstep);
       timepassed = 0;
     }
     /* check if current temp is lower than min and step down */
     if (temperature <= mintemp && curstep > 0){
       curstep--;
-      curmaxfile = fopen(MAXSPDPATH, "w");
-      if (curmaxfile == NULL){
-        fprintf(stderr, "error: couldn't open scaling_maximum_frequency\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "       check that you have support for cpufreq\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "       in your kernel and that the program is\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "       running as root\n");
-        return 6;
-      }
-      fprintf(curmaxfile, "%s\n", steps[curstep]);
-      fclose(curmaxfile);
+      changespeed(THREADS, steps, curstep);
       timepassed = 0;
     }
     /* check if a minute passed without step changes and temp is below minmax average */
     if (timepassed > 60 && temperature <= (mintemp+maxtemp)/2 && curstep > 0){
       curstep--;
-      curmaxfile = fopen(MAXSPDPATH, "w");
-      if (curmaxfile == NULL){
-        fprintf(stderr, "error: couldn't open scaling_maximum_frequency\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "       check that you have support for cpufreq\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "       in your kernel and that the program is\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "       running as root\n");
-        return 6;
-      }
-      fprintf(curmaxfile, "%s\n", steps[curstep]);
-      fclose(curmaxfile);
+      changespeed(THREADS, steps, curstep);
       timepassed = 0;
     }
     free(char_temperature);