diff --git a/fluid/PaddleCV/yolov3/train.py b/fluid/PaddleCV/yolov3/train.py
index 32a604ac4221ef6aad4e0ff09bb862cba953fa51..82ecf239b74e9efff6f6f561edc1f7d3a786f469 100644
--- a/fluid/PaddleCV/yolov3/train.py
+++ b/fluid/PaddleCV/yolov3/train.py
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ def train():
 
     mixup_iter = cfg.max_iter - cfg.start_iter - cfg.no_mixup_iter
     if cfg.use_pyreader:
-        train_reader = reader.train(input_size, batch_size=int(hyperparams['batch'])/devices_num, shuffle=True, mixup_iter=mixup_iter, random_sizes=random_sizes)
+        train_reader = reader.train(input_size, batch_size=int(hyperparams['batch'])/devices_num, shuffle=True, mixup_iter=mixup_iter, random_sizes=random_sizes, use_multiprocessing=cfg.use_multiprocess)
         py_reader = model.py_reader
         py_reader.decorate_paddle_reader(train_reader)
     else:
-        train_reader = reader.train(input_size, batch_size=int(hyperparams['batch']), shuffle=True, mixup_iter=mixup_iter, random_sizes=random_sizes)
+        train_reader = reader.train(input_size, batch_size=int(hyperparams['batch']), shuffle=True, mixup_iter=mixup_iter, random_sizes=random_sizes, use_multiprocessing=cfg.use_multiprocess)
         feeder = fluid.DataFeeder(place=place, feed_list=model.feeds())
 
     def save_model(postfix):
diff --git a/fluid/PaddleCV/yolov3/utility.py b/fluid/PaddleCV/yolov3/utility.py
index f552dbc464fa69b5f1fbbc086a34ea4dff4b233d..4f579e1350f32e31acf9fa4b6a02118f9da44652 100644
--- a/fluid/PaddleCV/yolov3/utility.py
+++ b/fluid/PaddleCV/yolov3/utility.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def parse_args():
     add_arg('class_num',        int,    80,          "Class number.")
     add_arg('data_dir',         str,    'dataset/coco',        "The data root path.")
     add_arg('use_pyreader',     bool,   True,           "Use pyreader.")
+    add_arg('use_multiprocess', bool,   True,           "Use multiprocessing for train reader.")
     add_arg('use_profile',      bool,   False,       "Whether use profiler.")
     add_arg('start_iter',       int,    0,     "Start iteration.")
     #SOLVER