diff --git a/include/modules/cpu.hpp b/include/modules/cpu.hpp
index 32883952..1b490faf 100644
--- a/include/modules/cpu.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/cpu.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
-#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <numeric>
diff --git a/src/modules/cpu.cpp b/src/modules/cpu.cpp
index a0f646f5..79b84d52 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/cpu.cpp
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ auto waybar::modules::Cpu::update() -> void {
 }
 
 uint16_t waybar::modules::Cpu::getCpuLoad() {
-  struct sysinfo info = {0};
-  if (sysinfo(&info) == 0) {
-    float    f_load = 1.F / (1U << SI_LOAD_SHIFT);
-    uint16_t load = info.loads[0] * f_load * 100 / get_nprocs();
-    return load;
+  double load[1];
+  if (getloadavg(load, 1) != -1) {
+    return load[0] * 100 / sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
   }
   throw std::runtime_error("Can't get Cpu load");
 }