diff --git a/node_exporter.go b/node_exporter.go
index 2f1f0c62..ac2ed880 100644
--- a/node_exporter.go
+++ b/node_exporter.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func main() {
 		level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", "Node Exporter is running as root user. This exporter is designed to run as unprivileged user, root is not required.")
 	}
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(*maxProcs)
-	level.Debug(logger).Log("msg", "Go MAXPROCS", "procs", *maxProcs)
+	level.Debug(logger).Log("msg", "Go MAXPROCS", "procs", runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0))
 
 	http.Handle(*metricsPath, newHandler(!*disableExporterMetrics, *maxRequests, logger))
 	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {