diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 661e783b..39f7ef4a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SVN HEAD
   sensors-detect: Stop calling for PIIX5 SMBus testers
                   Improve filtering of fake DMI data
                   Print DMI system/product version if available
+                  Fix loading of the cpuid module
 
 3.3.1 (2011-07-21)
   isadump: Add support for word (16-bit) and long (32-bit) reads
diff --git a/prog/detect/sensors-detect b/prog/detect/sensors-detect
index d88b111a..e10dc9ff 100755
--- a/prog/detect/sensors-detect
+++ b/prog/detect/sensors-detect
@@ -6615,7 +6615,7 @@ sub main
 	      "Do you want to scan for them? This is totally safe. (YES/no): ";
 	unless (<STDIN> =~ /^\s*n/i) {
 		# Load the cpuid driver if needed
-		unless (-e "/dev/cpu/$cpu[0]->{nr}/cpuid") {
+		unless (-e "$sysfs_root/class/cpuid") {
 			load_module("cpuid");
 			udev_settle();
 		}