diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a83048..95d69c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The client-server communication uses the following status codes:
 | `-m` | Enable multithreading mode |
 | `-c [level]` | Enable compression with optional level (1-22, default: 5) |
 | `-s` | Enable chunk serialization (batch-transfer all files per chunk) |
-| `-f` | Enable sendfile (zero-copy file transfer, bypasses userspace memory) |
+| `-f` | Enable sendfile (zero-copy file transfer, bypasses userspace memory). Can be combined with `-m`. Incompatible with `-c` and `-s`. |
 | `--source-dir <path>` | Source directory to sync (overrides `FASTSYNC_SOURCE_DIR`) |
 | `--dest-dir <path>` | Server-side destination directory (overrides `FASTSYNC_DEST_DIR`) |
 | `--save-to-disk` | Persist received files to disk |
diff --git a/src/client/client.c b/src/client/client.c
index 25bcf41..65b2500 100644
--- a/src/client/client.c
+++ b/src/client/client.c
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ int load_files_multithreaded(void *pipeline_context) {
       mtx_unlock(&context->mutex_loader);
       return thrd_success;
     }
-    for (int i = 0; i < chunk->element_count; i++)
-      file_load_data(chunk->items[i]);
+    if (!context->config->use_sendfile) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < chunk->element_count; i++)
+        file_load_data(chunk->items[i]);
+    }
     queue_enqueue_multithreaded(context->queue_loader, chunk,
                                 &context->mutex_loader,
                                 &context->condition_not_empty_loader,
@@ -152,11 +154,6 @@ int send_files(Config *config) {
 }
 
 int send_files_multithreaded(Config *config) {
-  if (config->use_sendfile) {
-    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Sendfile enabled, falling back to single-threaded");
-    return send_files(config);
-  }
-
   PipelineContextSender *context =
       pipeline_context_sender_create(config, queue_create(100, chunk_destroy),
                                      queue_create(100, chunk_destroy));
@@ -238,6 +235,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
   }
 
+  if (config->use_sendfile && (config->use_chunk_serialization || config->use_compression)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: -f/--sendfile cannot be combined with -c (compression) or -s (chunk serialization)\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
   if (config->use_multithreading)
     return send_files_multithreaded(config);
   return send_files(config);
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index 6534921..62790f1 100755
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ TEST_CASES = [
         "flags": ["-m", "-c", "-s"],
     },
     {"name": "Sendfile (-f)", "flags": ["-f"]},
+    {"name": "Sendfile + Multithreading (-f -m)", "flags": ["-f", "-m"]},
 ]