diff --git a/helper/stats/cpu.go b/helper/stats/cpu.go
index e6d3bf26c..34afe8113 100644
--- a/helper/stats/cpu.go
+++ b/helper/stats/cpu.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func Init() error {
 
 		var cpuInfo []cpu.InfoStat
 		if cpuInfo, err = cpu.Info(); err != nil {
-			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, fmt.Errorf("Unable to obtain CPU information: %v", initErr))
+			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, fmt.Errorf("Unable to obtain CPU information: %v", err))
 		}
 
 		for _, cpu := range cpuInfo {