diff --git a/src/system/kernel/scheduler/scheduler_cpu.h b/src/system/kernel/scheduler/scheduler_cpu.h
index 2ea2774068..92de5d1daa 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/scheduler/scheduler_cpu.h
+++ b/src/system/kernel/scheduler/scheduler_cpu.h
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ CoreEntry::GetLoad() const
 {
 	SCHEDULER_ENTER_FUNCTION();
 
-	ASSERT(fCPUCount >= 0);
+	ASSERT(fCPUCount > 0);
 	return fLoad / fCPUCount;
 }