diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index fb2e55d2..f84d71e1 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ getcpu () {
 
     # Add cpu cores to output
     [ "$cpu_cores" == "on" ] && [ "$cores" ] && \
-        cpu="${cpu/@/\(${cores}\) @}"
+        cpu="${cpu/@/(${cores}) @}"
 
     # Make the output of cpu shorter
     case "$cpu_shorthand" in