--- a/src/libs/zbxsysinfo/linux/cpu.c
+++ b/src/libs/zbxsysinfo/linux/cpu.c
@@ -21,6 +21,28 @@
 #include "sysinfo.h"
 #include "stats.h"
 
+#ifndef HAVE_GETLOADAVG
+/*! \brief Alternative method of getting load avg on Linux only */
+int getloadavg(double *list, int nelem)
+{
+        FILE *LOADAVG;
+        double avg[3] = { 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 };
+        int i, res = -1;
+
+        if ((LOADAVG = fopen("/proc/loadavg", "r"))) {
+                fscanf(LOADAVG, "%lf %lf %lf", &avg[0], &avg[1], &avg[2]);
+                res = 0;
+                fclose(LOADAVG);
+        }
+
+        for (i = 0; (i < nelem) && (i < 3); i++) {
+                list[i] = avg[i];
+        }
+
+        return res;
+}
+#endif
+
 int	SYSTEM_CPU_NUM(AGENT_REQUEST *request, AGENT_RESULT *result)
 {
 	char	*type;