diff --git a/Source/cmQtAutoMocUic.cxx b/Source/cmQtAutoMocUic.cxx
index 75c5d8a..005c27d 100644
--- a/Source/cmQtAutoMocUic.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmQtAutoMocUic.cxx
@@ -1186,6 +1186,7 @@
       num = std::min<unsigned long>(num, ParallelMax);
       Base_.NumThreads = static_cast<unsigned int>(num);
     }
+    WorkerPool_.SetThreadCount(Base_.NumThreads);
   }
 
   // - Files and directories
@@ -1482,15 +1483,12 @@
   if (!CreateDirectories()) {
     return false;
   }
-
-  if (!WorkerPool_.Process(Base().NumThreads, this)) {
+  if (!WorkerPool_.Process(this)) {
     return false;
   }
-
   if (JobError_) {
     return false;
   }
-
   return SettingsFileWrite();
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmWorkerPool.cxx b/Source/cmWorkerPool.cxx
index 464182c..75ca47a 100644
--- a/Source/cmWorkerPool.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmWorkerPool.cxx
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@
 
   // -- Thread pool and job queue
   std::mutex Mutex;
+  bool Processing = false;
   bool Aborting = false;
   bool FenceProcessing = false;
   unsigned int WorkersRunning = 0;
@@ -591,7 +592,8 @@
 
 bool cmWorkerPoolInternal::Process()
 {
-  // Reset state
+  // Reset state flags
+  Processing = true;
   Aborting = false;
   // Initialize libuv asynchronous request
   UVRequestBegin.init(*UVLoop, &cmWorkerPoolInternal::UVSlotBegin, this);
@@ -599,23 +601,27 @@
   // Send begin request
   UVRequestBegin.send();
   // Run libuv loop
-  return (uv_run(UVLoop.get(), UV_RUN_DEFAULT) == 0);
+  bool success = (uv_run(UVLoop.get(), UV_RUN_DEFAULT) == 0);
+  // Update state flags
+  Processing = false;
+  Aborting = false;
+  return success;
 }
 
 void cmWorkerPoolInternal::Abort()
 {
-  bool firstCall = false;
+  bool notifyThreads = false;
   // Clear all jobs and set abort flag
   {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(Mutex);
-    if (!Aborting) {
+    if (Processing && !Aborting) {
       // Register abort and clear queue
       Aborting = true;
       Queue.clear();
-      firstCall = true;
+      notifyThreads = true;
     }
   }
-  if (firstCall) {
+  if (notifyThreads) {
     // Wake threads
     Condition.notify_all();
   }
@@ -627,15 +633,13 @@
   if (Aborting) {
     return false;
   }
-
   // Append the job to the queue
   Queue.emplace_back(std::move(jobHandle));
-
   // Notify an idle worker if there's one
   if (WorkersIdle != 0) {
     Condition.notify_one();
   }
-
+  // Return success
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -743,19 +747,22 @@
 
 cmWorkerPool::~cmWorkerPool() = default;
 
-bool cmWorkerPool::Process(unsigned int threadCount, void* userData)
+void cmWorkerPool::SetThreadCount(unsigned int threadCount)
+{
+  if (!Int_->Processing) {
+    ThreadCount_ = (threadCount > 0) ? threadCount : 1u;
+  }
+}
+
+bool cmWorkerPool::Process(void* userData)
 {
   // Setup user data
   UserData_ = userData;
-  ThreadCount_ = (threadCount > 0) ? threadCount : 1u;
-
   // Run libuv loop
   bool success = Int_->Process();
-
   // Clear user data
   UserData_ = nullptr;
-  ThreadCount_ = 0;
-
+  // Return
   return success;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmWorkerPool.h b/Source/cmWorkerPool.h
index 71c7d84..f08bb4f 100644
--- a/Source/cmWorkerPool.h
+++ b/Source/cmWorkerPool.h
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
     JobT& operator=(JobT const&) = delete;
 
     /**
-     * @brief Virtual destructor.
+     * Virtual destructor.
      */
     virtual ~JobT();
 
     /**
-     * @brief Fence job flag
+     * Fence job flag
      *
      * Fence jobs require that:
      * - all jobs before in the queue have been processed
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
   protected:
     /**
-     * @brief Protected default constructor
+     * Protected default constructor
      */
     JobT(bool fence = false)
       : Fence_(fence)
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@
   };
 
   /**
-   * @brief Job handle type
+   * Job handle type
    */
   typedef std::unique_ptr<JobT> JobHandleT;
 
   /**
-   * @brief Fence job base class
+   * Fence job base class
    */
   class JobFenceT : public JobT
   {
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@
   };
 
   /**
-   * @brief Fence job that aborts the worker pool.
-   * This class is useful as the last job in the job queue.
+   * Fence job that aborts the worker pool.
+   *
+   * Useful as the last job in the job queue.
    */
   class JobEndT : JobFenceT
   {
@@ -160,23 +161,29 @@
   ~cmWorkerPool();
 
   /**
-   * @brief Blocking function that starts threads to process all Jobs in
-   *        the queue.
+   * Number of worker threads.
+   */
+  unsigned int ThreadCount() const { return ThreadCount_; }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the number of worker threads.
+   *
+   * Calling this method during Process() has no effect.
+   */
+  void SetThreadCount(unsigned int threadCount);
+
+  /**
+   * Blocking function that starts threads to process all Jobs in the queue.
    *
    * This method blocks until a job calls the Abort() method.
    * @arg threadCount Number of threads to process jobs.
    * @arg userData Common user data pointer available in all Jobs.
    */
-  bool Process(unsigned int threadCount, void* userData = nullptr);
-
-  /**
-   * Number of worker threads passed to Process().
-   * Only valid during Process().
-   */
-  unsigned int ThreadCount() const { return ThreadCount_; }
+  bool Process(void* userData = nullptr);
 
   /**
    * User data reference passed to Process().
+   *
    * Only valid during Process().
    */
   void* UserData() const { return UserData_; }
@@ -184,14 +191,14 @@
   // -- Job processing interface
 
   /**
-   * @brief Clears the job queue and aborts all worker threads.
+   * Clears the job queue and aborts all worker threads.
    *
    * This method is thread safe and can be called from inside a job.
    */
   void Abort();
 
   /**
-   * @brief Push job to the queue.
+   * Push job to the queue.
    *
    * This method is thread safe and can be called from inside a job or before
    * Process().
@@ -199,7 +206,7 @@
   bool PushJob(JobHandleT&& jobHandle);
 
   /**
-   * @brief Push job to the queue
+   * Push job to the queue
    *
    * This method is thread safe and can be called from inside a job or before
    * Process().
@@ -212,7 +219,7 @@
 
 private:
   void* UserData_ = nullptr;
-  unsigned int ThreadCount_ = 0;
+  unsigned int ThreadCount_ = 1;
   std::unique_ptr<cmWorkerPoolInternal> Int_;
 };