diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/pool.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/pool.ts
index bca377c0d..be0ad6e60 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/pool.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/pool.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ export function createBrowserPool(vitest: Vitest): ProcessPool {
       return 1
     }
 
+    if (project.config.maxWorkers) {
+      return project.config.maxWorkers
+    }
+
     return vitest.config.watch
       ? Math.max(Math.floor(numCpus / 2), 1)
       : Math.max(numCpus - 1, 1)