diff --git a/helper/stats/cpu.go b/helper/stats/cpu.go
index b3596a428..c9cec2d26 100644
--- a/helper/stats/cpu.go
+++ b/helper/stats/cpu.go
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ func Init() error {
 		}
 
 		var cpuInfo []cpu.InfoStat
-		ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), cpuInfoTimeout)
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), cpuInfoTimeout)
+		defer cancel()
 		if cpuInfo, err = cpu.InfoWithContext(ctx); err != nil {
 			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, fmt.Errorf("Unable to obtain CPU information: %v", err))
 		}