diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu-impl.h b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu-impl.h
index 9662e4d7..ae68cd00 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu-impl.h
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu-impl.h
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@ static __m256 __lasx_xvreplfr2vr_s(const float val) {
 // TODO: move to ggml-threading
 void ggml_barrier(struct ggml_threadpool * tp);
 
+void ggml_threadpool_chunk_set(struct ggml_threadpool * tp, int value);
+int  ggml_threadpool_chunk_add(struct ggml_threadpool * tp, int value);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
index ff28bf98..2c12e493 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
@@ -559,6 +559,14 @@ void ggml_barrier(struct ggml_threadpool * tp) {
 #endif
 }
 
+void ggml_threadpool_chunk_set(struct ggml_threadpool * tp, int value) {
+    atomic_store_explicit(&tp->current_chunk, value, memory_order_relaxed);
+}
+
+int ggml_threadpool_chunk_add(struct ggml_threadpool * tp, int value) {
+    return atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&tp->current_chunk, value, memory_order_relaxed);
+}
+
 #if defined(__gnu_linux__)
 static cpu_set_t ggml_get_numa_affinity(void) {
     cpu_set_t cpuset;
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/llamafile/sgemm.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/llamafile/sgemm.cpp
index 1d46158f..1c545f80 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/llamafile/sgemm.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/llamafile/sgemm.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #include "ggml-cpu-impl.h"
 #include "ggml-quants.h"
 
-#include <atomic>
 #include <array>
 #include <type_traits>
 
@@ -394,8 +393,6 @@ class tinyBLAS {
 
     template <int RM, int RN, int BM>
     NOINLINE void gemm(int64_t m, int64_t n, int64_t BN) {
-        static std::atomic<int64_t> current_chunk;
-
         GGML_ASSERT(m % (RM * BM) == 0);
         const int64_t ytiles = m / (RM * BM);
         const int64_t xtiles = (n + RN -1) / RN;
@@ -410,7 +407,7 @@ class tinyBLAS {
         if (params->ith == 0) {
             GGML_ASSERT( jj_BN * SIZE_BN + (NB_BN - jj_BN) * (SIZE_BN - 1) == xtiles);
             // Every thread starts at ith, so the first unprocessed chunk is nth.  This save a bit of coordination right at the start.
-            std::atomic_store_explicit(&current_chunk, (int64_t)params->nth, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+            ggml_threadpool_chunk_set(params->threadpool, params->nth);
         }
 
         ggml_barrier(params->threadpool);
@@ -439,8 +436,7 @@ class tinyBLAS {
                 GGML_ASSERT(jj == jj2);
             }
 
-            // next step.
-            job = std::atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&current_chunk, (int64_t)1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+            job = ggml_threadpool_chunk_add(params->threadpool, 1);
         }
 
         ggml_barrier(params->threadpool);