diff --git a/sysinfogen.sh b/sysinfogen.sh
index f96a1c4925d..fa5bcc3cf2e 100755
--- a/sysinfogen.sh
+++ b/sysinfogen.sh
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ case $HERC_PLATFORM in
 			HWDATA="$( system_profiler SPHardwareDataType )"
 			HWDATA_CPU="$( echo "$HWDATA" | grep "Processor Name:" | cut -d: -f2- )"
 			HWDATA_CPUSPEED="$( cleanstring "$( echo "$HWDATA" | grep "Processor Speed:" | cut -d: -f2- )" )"
-			HERC_CORES="$( echo "$HWDATA" | grep "Total Number of Cores:" | cut -d: -f2- )"
+			HERC_CORES="$( echo "$HWDATA" | grep "Total Number of Cores:" | cut -d: -f2- | sed -E 's/ *([0-9]+).*/\1/')"
 			HERC_CPU="${HWDATA_CPU} (${HWDATA_CPUSPEED})"
 		fi
 		;;