diff --git a/utils/lit/lit/main.py b/utils/lit/lit/main.py
index 9754f2f9239..6f672a01eb3 100755
--- a/utils/lit/lit/main.py
+++ b/utils/lit/lit/main.py
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ def write_test_results(run, lit_config, testing_time, output_path):
 def main(builtinParameters = {}):
     # Use processes by default on Unix platforms.
     isWindows = platform.system() == 'Windows'
-    # multiprocessing is broken on various BSD Python versions: http://bugs.python.org/issue3770
-    useProcessesIsDefault = (not isWindows) and ('BSD' not in platform.system())
+    useProcessesIsDefault = not isWindows
 
     global options
     from optparse import OptionParser, OptionGroup
diff --git a/utils/lit/lit/run.py b/utils/lit/lit/run.py
index 8642ff18927..8aaf52f1aec 100644
--- a/utils/lit/lit/run.py
+++ b/utils/lit/lit/run.py
@@ -209,16 +209,20 @@ class Run(object):
         """
 
         # Choose the appropriate parallel execution implementation.
-        if jobs == 1 or not use_processes or multiprocessing is None:
+        if jobs != 1 and use_processes and multiprocessing:
+            try:
+                task_impl = multiprocessing.Process
+                queue_impl = multiprocessing.Queue
+                canceled_flag =  multiprocessing.Value('i', 0)
+                consumer = MultiprocessResultsConsumer(self, display, jobs)
+            except ImportError:
+                # Workaround for BSD: http://bugs.python.org/issue3770
+                consumer = None
+        if not consumer:
             task_impl = threading.Thread
             queue_impl = queue.Queue
             canceled_flag = LockedValue(0)
             consumer = ThreadResultsConsumer(display)
-        else:
-            task_impl = multiprocessing.Process
-            queue_impl = multiprocessing.Queue
-            canceled_flag =  multiprocessing.Value('i', 0)
-            consumer = MultiprocessResultsConsumer(self, display, jobs)
 
         # Create the test provider.
         provider = TestProvider(self.tests, jobs, queue_impl, canceled_flag)