diff --git a/configs/common/Options.py b/configs/common/Options.py
--- a/configs/common/Options.py
+++ b/configs/common/Options.py
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@
                       help="Redirect stdout to a file.")
     parser.add_option("--errout", default="",
                       help="Redirect stderr to a file.")
+    parser.add_option("--mt", action="store_true",
+        help="""Flag to specify if the binary specified is a multithreaded
+              program. Default: multi-program workload""")
 
 def addFSOptions(parser):
     # Simulation options
diff --git a/configs/example/se.py b/configs/example/se.py
--- a/configs/example/se.py
+++ b/configs/example/se.py
@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@
     fatal("You cannot use fastmem in combination with caches!")
 
 for i in xrange(np):
-    system.cpu[i].workload = multiprocesses[i]
+    if options.mt:
+        system.cpu[i].workload = multiprocesses[0]
+    else:
+        system.cpu[i].workload = multiprocesses[i]
 
     if options.fastmem:
         system.cpu[0].fastmem = True