diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/parallel_executor.py b/python/paddle/fluid/parallel_executor.py
index 364a3eba747b98e4cba609730347409c71b47a1c..4adbb2ea99b58c78c5c08c7ac8a556ca1de1615e 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/parallel_executor.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/parallel_executor.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ParallelExecutor(object):
         else:
             for i in xrange(multiprocessing.cpu_count()):
                 p = core.Place()
-                self._act_places.append(core.CPUPlace(i))
+                self._act_places.append(core.CPUPlace())
                 p.set_place(self._act_places[-1])
                 self._places.append(p)
         assert self._places, "no place for execution"