diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
index dc76cf702d..68dff6c8d9 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ bhyveNodeGetCPUMap(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virNodeGetCPUMapEnsureACL(conn) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    return nodeGetCPUMap(cpumap, online, flags);
+    return nodeGetCPUMap(NULL, cpumap, online, flags);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index cc1277bddc..31201a0e5a 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -5553,7 +5553,7 @@ lxcNodeGetCPUMap(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virNodeGetCPUMapEnsureACL(conn) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    return nodeGetCPUMap(cpumap, online, flags);
+    return nodeGetCPUMap(NULL, cpumap, online, flags);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/nodeinfo.c b/src/nodeinfo.c
index 75e0a02a83..bf4f751e55 100644
--- a/src/nodeinfo.c
+++ b/src/nodeinfo.c
@@ -1624,10 +1624,12 @@ nodeGetMemoryParameters(virTypedParameterPtr params ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 }
 
 int
-nodeGetCPUMap(unsigned char **cpumap,
+nodeGetCPUMap(const char *sysfs_prefix,
+              unsigned char **cpumap,
               unsigned int *online,
               unsigned int flags)
 {
+    const char *prefix = sysfs_prefix ? sysfs_prefix : SYSFS_SYSTEM_PATH;
     virBitmapPtr cpus = NULL;
     int maxpresent;
     int ret = -1;
@@ -1636,9 +1638,9 @@ nodeGetCPUMap(unsigned char **cpumap,
     virCheckFlags(0, -1);
 
     if (!cpumap && !online)
-        return nodeGetCPUCount(NULL);
+        return nodeGetCPUCount(prefix);
 
-    if (!(cpus = nodeGetCPUBitmap(NULL, &maxpresent)))
+    if (!(cpus = nodeGetCPUBitmap(prefix, &maxpresent)))
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (cpumap && virBitmapToData(cpus, cpumap, &dummy) < 0)
diff --git a/src/nodeinfo.h b/src/nodeinfo.h
index 439ef35ed6..9e6904f2d4 100644
--- a/src/nodeinfo.h
+++ b/src/nodeinfo.h
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ int nodeSetMemoryParameters(virTypedParameterPtr params,
                             int nparams,
                             unsigned int flags);
 
-int nodeGetCPUMap(unsigned char **cpumap,
+int nodeGetCPUMap(const char *sysfs_prefix,
+                  unsigned char **cpumap,
                   unsigned int *online,
                   unsigned int flags);
 
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
index d1a327c00a..fc6f101741 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ openvzNodeGetCPUMap(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                     unsigned int *online,
                     unsigned int flags)
 {
-    return nodeGetCPUMap(cpumap, online, flags);
+    return nodeGetCPUMap(NULL, cpumap, online, flags);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 0ca81e1c68..9b085559fe 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -18501,7 +18501,7 @@ qemuNodeGetCPUMap(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virNodeGetCPUMapEnsureACL(conn) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    return nodeGetCPUMap(cpumap, online, flags);
+    return nodeGetCPUMap(NULL, cpumap, online, flags);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/uml/uml_driver.c b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
index 7a95458119..99162f72ad 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_driver.c
+++ b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@ umlNodeGetCPUMap(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virNodeGetCPUMapEnsureACL(conn) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    return nodeGetCPUMap(cpumap, online, flags);
+    return nodeGetCPUMap(NULL, cpumap, online, flags);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index 9f0c52f29f..bfa901dd45 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ vzNodeGetCPUMap(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                 unsigned int *online,
                 unsigned int flags)
 {
-    return nodeGetCPUMap(cpumap, online, flags);
+    return nodeGetCPUMap(NULL, cpumap, online, flags);
 }
 
 static int