diff --git a/app/vmselect/netstorage/netstorage.go b/app/vmselect/netstorage/netstorage.go
index 07c7f7a59..86ab59a4a 100644
--- a/app/vmselect/netstorage/netstorage.go
+++ b/app/vmselect/netstorage/netstorage.go
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ func (rss *Results) mustClose() {
 	rss.tbf = nil
 }
 
-var timeseriesWorkCh = make(chan *timeseriesWork, gomaxprocs*16)
-
 type timeseriesWork struct {
 	mustStop *uint32
 	rss      *Results
@@ -119,16 +117,38 @@ func putTimeseriesWork(tsw *timeseriesWork) {
 
 var tswPool sync.Pool
 
+var timeseriesWorkChs []chan *timeseriesWork
+var timeseriesWorkIdx uint32
+
 func init() {
-	for i := 0; i < gomaxprocs; i++ {
-		go timeseriesWorker(uint(i))
+	timeseriesWorkChs = make([]chan *timeseriesWork, gomaxprocs)
+	for i := range timeseriesWorkChs {
+		timeseriesWorkChs[i] = make(chan *timeseriesWork, 16)
+		go timeseriesWorker(timeseriesWorkChs[i], uint(i))
 	}
 }
 
-func timeseriesWorker(workerID uint) {
+func scheduleTimeseriesWork(tsw *timeseriesWork) {
+	attempts := 0
+	for {
+		idx := atomic.AddUint32(&timeseriesWorkIdx, 1) % uint32(len(timeseriesWorkChs))
+		select {
+		case timeseriesWorkChs[idx] <- tsw:
+			return
+		default:
+			attempts++
+			if attempts >= len(timeseriesWorkChs) {
+				timeseriesWorkChs[idx] <- tsw
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func timeseriesWorker(ch <-chan *timeseriesWork, workerID uint) {
 	var rs Result
 	var rsLastResetTime uint64
-	for tsw := range timeseriesWorkCh {
+	for tsw := range ch {
 		if atomic.LoadUint32(tsw.mustStop) != 0 {
 			tsw.doneCh <- nil
 			continue
@@ -181,7 +201,7 @@ func (rss *Results) RunParallel(f func(rs *Result, workerID uint) error) error {
 		tsw.pts = &rss.packedTimeseries[i]
 		tsw.f = f
 		tsw.mustStop = &mustStop
-		timeseriesWorkCh <- tsw
+		scheduleTimeseriesWork(tsw)
 		tsws[i] = tsw
 	}
 	seriesProcessedTotal := len(rss.packedTimeseries)
@@ -214,8 +234,6 @@ type packedTimeseries struct {
 	brs        []blockRef
 }
 
-var unpackWorkCh = make(chan *unpackWork, gomaxprocs*128)
-
 type unpackWorkItem struct {
 	br blockRef
 	tr storage.TimeRange
@@ -277,15 +295,37 @@ func putUnpackWork(upw *unpackWork) {
 
 var unpackWorkPool sync.Pool
 
+var unpackWorkChs []chan *unpackWork
+var unpackWorkIdx uint32
+
 func init() {
-	for i := 0; i < gomaxprocs; i++ {
-		go unpackWorker()
+	unpackWorkChs = make([]chan *unpackWork, gomaxprocs)
+	for i := range unpackWorkChs {
+		unpackWorkChs[i] = make(chan *unpackWork, 128)
+		go unpackWorker(unpackWorkChs[i])
 	}
 }
 
-func unpackWorker() {
+func scheduleUnpackWork(uw *unpackWork) {
+	attempts := 0
+	for {
+		idx := atomic.AddUint32(&unpackWorkIdx, 1) % uint32(len(unpackWorkChs))
+		select {
+		case unpackWorkChs[idx] <- uw:
+			return
+		default:
+			attempts++
+			if attempts >= len(unpackWorkChs) {
+				unpackWorkChs[idx] <- uw
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func unpackWorker(ch <-chan *unpackWork) {
 	var tmpBlock storage.Block
-	for upw := range unpackWorkCh {
+	for upw := range ch {
 		upw.unpack(&tmpBlock)
 	}
 }
@@ -313,7 +353,7 @@ func (pts *packedTimeseries) Unpack(dst *Result, tbf *tmpBlocksFile, tr storage.
 	upw.tbf = tbf
 	for _, br := range pts.brs {
 		if len(upw.ws) >= unpackBatchSize {
-			unpackWorkCh <- upw
+			scheduleUnpackWork(upw)
 			upws = append(upws, upw)
 			upw = getUnpackWork()
 			upw.tbf = tbf
@@ -323,7 +363,7 @@ func (pts *packedTimeseries) Unpack(dst *Result, tbf *tmpBlocksFile, tr storage.
 			tr: tr,
 		})
 	}
-	unpackWorkCh <- upw
+	scheduleUnpackWork(upw)
 	upws = append(upws, upw)
 	pts.brs = pts.brs[:0]