diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index f8b9bf38..930a8ef4 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ getcpu() {
                 speed="$((speed / 100))"
             fi
 
-            cores="$(awk -F ': ' '/siblings/ {printf $2; exit}' /proc/cpuinfo)"
+            cores="$(grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo)"
 
             # Fix for speeds under 1ghz
             if [ -z "${speed:1}" ]; then