diff --git a/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java b/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java
index 67611432c43..28fdf408a87 100755
--- a/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java
+++ b/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ public class VmwareHelper {
 		
 		ResourceAllocationInfo cpuInfo = new ResourceAllocationInfo();
 		if (limitCpuUse) {
-			cpuInfo.setLimit((long)cpuSpeedMHz);
+			cpuInfo.setLimit((long)(cpuSpeedMHz * cpuCount));
 		} else {
 			cpuInfo.setLimit(-1L);
 		}