diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_capabilities.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_capabilities.c
index e6d5518742..3a558793db 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_capabilities.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ virBhyveCapsInitCPU(virCapsPtr caps,
 
     cpu->arch = arch;
 
-    if (nodeGetInfo(&nodeinfo))
+    if (nodeGetInfo(NULL, &nodeinfo))
         goto error;
 
     cpu->type = VIR_CPU_TYPE_HOST;
diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
index 68dff6c8d9..ba411a0af6 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ bhyveNodeGetInfo(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virNodeGetInfoEnsureACL(conn) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    return nodeGetInfo(nodeinfo);
+    return nodeGetInfo(NULL, nodeinfo);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 31201a0e5a..e0e72ea91a 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -5400,7 +5400,7 @@ lxcNodeGetInfo(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virNodeGetInfoEnsureACL(conn) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    return nodeGetInfo(nodeinfo);
+    return nodeGetInfo(NULL, nodeinfo);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/nodeinfo.c b/src/nodeinfo.c
index bf4f751e55..2d715fdb72 100644
--- a/src/nodeinfo.c
+++ b/src/nodeinfo.c
@@ -1034,7 +1034,8 @@ virNodeGetSiblingsList(const char *dir, int cpu_id)
 }
 #endif
 
-int nodeGetInfo(virNodeInfoPtr nodeinfo)
+int nodeGetInfo(const char *sysfs_prefix ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                virNodeInfoPtr nodeinfo)
 {
     virArch hostarch = virArchFromHost();
 
@@ -1046,14 +1047,16 @@ int nodeGetInfo(virNodeInfoPtr nodeinfo)
 #ifdef __linux__
     {
     int ret = -1;
+    const char *prefix = sysfs_prefix ? sysfs_prefix : SYSFS_SYSTEM_PATH;
     FILE *cpuinfo = fopen(CPUINFO_PATH, "r");
+
     if (!cpuinfo) {
         virReportSystemError(errno,
                              _("cannot open %s"), CPUINFO_PATH);
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ret = linuxNodeInfoCPUPopulate(cpuinfo, SYSFS_SYSTEM_PATH,
+    ret = linuxNodeInfoCPUPopulate(cpuinfo, prefix,
                                    hostarch, nodeinfo);
     if (ret < 0)
         goto cleanup;
@@ -1666,7 +1669,7 @@ nodeCapsInitNUMAFake(virCapsPtr caps ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
     int id, cid;
     int onlinecpus ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 
-    if (nodeGetInfo(&nodeinfo) < 0)
+    if (nodeGetInfo(NULL, &nodeinfo) < 0)
         return -1;
 
     ncpus = VIR_NODEINFO_MAXCPUS(nodeinfo);
diff --git a/src/nodeinfo.h b/src/nodeinfo.h
index 9e6904f2d4..ec537697e7 100644
--- a/src/nodeinfo.h
+++ b/src/nodeinfo.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 # include "capabilities.h"
 
-int nodeGetInfo(virNodeInfoPtr nodeinfo);
+int nodeGetInfo(const char *sysfs_prefix, virNodeInfoPtr nodeinfo);
 int nodeCapsInitNUMA(virCapsPtr caps);
 
 int nodeGetCPUStats(int cpuNum,
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
index 49d78c68d6..a4c5c31dfd 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ openvzGetNodeCPUs(void)
 {
     virNodeInfo nodeinfo;
 
-    if (nodeGetInfo(&nodeinfo) < 0)
+    if (nodeGetInfo(NULL, &nodeinfo) < 0)
         return 0;
 
     return nodeinfo.cpus;
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
index fc6f101741..280b998371 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@ static int
 openvzNodeGetInfo(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                   virNodeInfoPtr nodeinfo)
 {
-    return nodeGetInfo(nodeinfo);
+    return nodeGetInfo(NULL, nodeinfo);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 2b339353bb..81e680539f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ virQEMUCapsInitCPU(virCapsPtr caps,
 
     cpu->arch = arch;
 
-    if (nodeGetInfo(&nodeinfo))
+    if (nodeGetInfo(NULL, &nodeinfo))
         goto error;
 
     cpu->type = VIR_CPU_TYPE_HOST;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 9b085559fe..fc089af236 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -18406,7 +18406,7 @@ qemuNodeGetInfo(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virNodeGetInfoEnsureACL(conn) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    return nodeGetInfo(nodeinfo);
+    return nodeGetInfo(NULL, nodeinfo);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/uml/uml_driver.c b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
index 99162f72ad..86066160d5 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_driver.c
+++ b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
@@ -2782,7 +2782,7 @@ umlNodeGetInfo(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virNodeGetInfoEnsureACL(conn) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    return nodeGetInfo(nodeinfo);
+    return nodeGetInfo(NULL, nodeinfo);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_common.c b/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
index 813a171933..5615df5391 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
@@ -7537,7 +7537,7 @@ static int
 vboxNodeGetInfo(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                 virNodeInfoPtr nodeinfo)
 {
-    return nodeGetInfo(nodeinfo);
+    return nodeGetInfo(NULL, nodeinfo);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index bfa901dd45..254fcbd4d2 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ vzBuildCapabilities(void)
                                          emulators[k], virt_types[k]) < 0)
                     goto error;
 
-    if (nodeGetInfo(&nodeinfo))
+    if (nodeGetInfo(NULL, &nodeinfo))
         goto error;
 
     if (VIR_ALLOC(cpu) < 0)
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static int
 vzNodeGetInfo(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
               virNodeInfoPtr nodeinfo)
 {
-    return nodeGetInfo(nodeinfo);
+    return nodeGetInfo(NULL, nodeinfo);
 }
 
 static int vzConnectIsEncrypted(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)