diff --git a/system-status/system-status-lib.pl b/system-status/system-status-lib.pl
index 8349c685d..5a93d65e3 100755
--- a/system-status/system-status-lib.pl
+++ b/system-status/system-status-lib.pl
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if ($gconfig{'os_type'} =~ /-linux$/ || $gconfig{'os_type'} eq 'freebsd') {
 		else {
 			# BSD format
 			# CPU user, kernel, idle
-			$info->{'cpu'} = [ $w[14], $w[15], $w[16], 0, 0 ];
+			$info->{'cpu'} = [ $w[-3], $w[-2], $w[-1], 0, 0 ];
 			}
 		}
 	}