diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index 7bf50fef..7704c94e 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ getcpu () {
     cpu=${cpu// with Radeon HD Graphics}
 
     # Add cpu cores to output
-    [ "$cpu_cores" == "on" ] && \
+    [ "$cpu_cores" == "on" ] && [ ! -z "$cores" ] && \
         cpu=${cpu/@/\(${cores}\) @}
 
     # Make the output of cpu shorter