diff --git a/programs/util.c b/programs/util.c
index 652530b1223..dc18a9ac042 100644
--- a/programs/util.c
+++ b/programs/util.c
@@ -1593,6 +1593,7 @@ int UTIL_countCores(int logical)
 
         int siblings = 0;
         int cpu_cores = 0;
+        int procs = 0;
         int ratio = 1;
 
         if (cpuinfo == NULL) {
@@ -1622,6 +1623,15 @@ int UTIL_countCores(int logical)
 
                     cpu_cores = atoi(sep + 1);
                 }
+                if (strncmp(buff, "processor", 9) == 0) {
+                    const char* const sep = strchr(buff, ':');
+                    if (sep == NULL || *sep == '\0') {
+                        /* formatting was broken? */
+                        goto failed;
+                    }
+
+                    procs++;
+                }
             } else if (ferror(cpuinfo)) {
                 /* fall back on the sysconf value */
                 goto failed;
@@ -1633,6 +1643,9 @@ int UTIL_countCores(int logical)
         if (ratio && numCores > ratio && !logical) {
             numCores = numCores / ratio;
         }
+        if (procs) {
+            numCores = procs;
+        }
 
 failed:
         fclose(cpuinfo);