diff --git a/include/modules/cpu.hpp b/include/modules/cpu.hpp
index aff4c508..7f78c165 100644
--- a/include/modules/cpu.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/cpu.hpp
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ class Cpu : public ALabel {
   auto update() -> void override;
 
  private:
-  double getCpuLoad();
-
   std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> prev_times_;
 
   util::SleeperThread thread_;
diff --git a/include/modules/load.hpp b/include/modules/load.hpp
index e4e91213..2c4ce610 100644
--- a/include/modules/load.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/load.hpp
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ class Load : public ALabel {
   virtual ~Load() = default;
   auto update() -> void override;
 
+  // This is a static member because it is also used by the cpu module.
+  static std::tuple<double, double, double> getLoad();
+
  private:
-  std::tuple<double, double, double> getLoad();
 
   util::SleeperThread thread_;
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/cpu/common.cpp b/src/modules/cpu/common.cpp
index 5259dcb9..8373d79e 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpu/common.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/cpu/common.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "modules/cpu.hpp"
 #include "modules/cpu_frequency.hpp"
 #include "modules/cpu_usage.hpp"
+#include "modules/load.hpp"
 
 // In the 80000 version of fmt library authors decided to optimize imports
 // and moved declarations required for fmt::dynamic_format_arg_store in new
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ waybar::modules::Cpu::Cpu(const std::string& id, const Json::Value& config)
 
 auto waybar::modules::Cpu::update() -> void {
   // TODO: as creating dynamic fmt::arg arrays is buggy we have to calc both
-  auto cpu_load = getCpuLoad();
+  auto [load1, load5, load15] = Load::getLoad();
   auto [cpu_usage, tooltip] = CpuUsage::getCpuUsage(prev_times_);
   auto [max_frequency, min_frequency, avg_frequency] = CpuFrequency::getCpuFrequency();
   if (tooltipEnabled()) {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ auto waybar::modules::Cpu::update() -> void {
     event_box_.show();
     auto icons = std::vector<std::string>{state};
     fmt::dynamic_format_arg_store<fmt::format_context> store;
-    store.push_back(fmt::arg("load", cpu_load));
+    store.push_back(fmt::arg("load", load1));
     store.push_back(fmt::arg("usage", total_usage));
     store.push_back(fmt::arg("icon", getIcon(total_usage, icons)));
     store.push_back(fmt::arg("max_frequency", max_frequency));
@@ -59,11 +60,3 @@ auto waybar::modules::Cpu::update() -> void {
   // Call parent update
   ALabel::update();
 }
-
-double waybar::modules::Cpu::getCpuLoad() {
-  double load[1];
-  if (getloadavg(load, 1) != -1) {
-    return std::ceil(load[0] * 100.0) / 100.0;
-  }
-  throw std::runtime_error("Can't get Cpu load");
-}
diff --git a/src/modules/load.cpp b/src/modules/load.cpp
index 9ee4b764..69a37b4e 100644
--- a/src/modules/load.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/load.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ waybar::modules::Load::Load(const std::string& id, const Json::Value& config)
 
 auto waybar::modules::Load::update() -> void {
   // TODO: as creating dynamic fmt::arg arrays is buggy we have to calc both
-  auto [load1, load5, load15] = getLoad();
+  auto [load1, load5, load15] = Load::getLoad();
   if (tooltipEnabled()) {
     auto tooltip = fmt::format("Load 1: {}\nLoad 5: {}\nLoad 15: {}", load1, load5, load15);
     label_.set_tooltip_text(tooltip);