diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 50daaf6e..d278e85f 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -1336,8 +1336,8 @@ static struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s,
 	END OBJ(buffers, INFO_BUFFERS)
 	END OBJ(cached, INFO_BUFFERS)
 #define SCAN_CPU(__arg, __var) { \
-	int __offset; \
-	if (__arg && sscanf(__arg, " cpu%u %n", &__var, &__offset) == 2) \
+	int __offset = 0; \
+	if (__arg && sscanf(__arg, " cpu%u %n", &__var, &__offset) > 0) \
 		__arg += __offset; \
 	else \
 		__var = 0; \