diff --git a/src/nodeinfo.c b/src/nodeinfo.c
index 0748602f74..8d7e0551c7 100644
--- a/src/nodeinfo.c
+++ b/src/nodeinfo.c
@@ -159,7 +159,11 @@ int linuxNodeInfoCPUPopulate(virConnectPtr conn, FILE *cpuinfo,
 
     nodeinfo->cpus = 0;
     nodeinfo->mhz = 0;
-    nodeinfo->nodes = nodeinfo->cores = 1;
+    nodeinfo->cores = 1;
+    if (numa_available() < 0)
+        nodeinfo->nodes = 1;
+    else
+        nodeinfo->nodes = numa_max_node() + 1;
 
     /* NB: It is impossible to fill our nodes, since cpuinfo
      * has no knowledge of NUMA nodes */