diff --git a/cpu/cpu_linux.go b/cpu/cpu_linux.go
index b5a20e366..da467e2dd 100644
--- a/cpu/cpu_linux.go
+++ b/cpu/cpu_linux.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func InfoWithContext(ctx context.Context) ([]InfoStat, error) {
 func parseStatLine(line string) (*TimesStat, error) {
 	fields := strings.Fields(line)
 
-	if len(fields) == 0 {
+	if len(fields) < 8 {
 		return nil, errors.New("stat does not contain cpu info")
 	}