diff --git a/llm/llm.go b/llm/llm.go
index 8b043f38..8e2f0714 100644
--- a/llm/llm.go
+++ b/llm/llm.go
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ func New(workDir, model string, adapters, projectors []string, opts api.Options)
 			break
 		}
 
-		opts.NumGPU = 1
+		// TODO: implement layer splitting on macOS
+		opts.NumGPU = 999
 	default:
 		if info.Library == "cpu" {
 			slog.Info("GPU not available, falling back to CPU")