diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/stats/collector_unix.go b/components/engine/daemon/stats/collector_unix.go
index 5ad9658690..cd522e07ce 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/stats/collector_unix.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/stats/collector_unix.go
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ func (s *Collector) getSystemCPUUsage() (uint64, error) {
 
 func (s *Collector) getNumberOnlineCPUs() (uint32, error) {
 	i, err := C.sysconf(C._SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
-	if err != nil {
+	// According to POSIX - errno is undefined after successful
+	// sysconf, and can be non-zero in several cases, so look for
+	// error in returned value not in errno.
+	// (https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21536)
+	if i == -1 {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	return uint32(i), nil