diff --git a/ceilometer/compute/virt/libvirt/inspector.py b/ceilometer/compute/virt/libvirt/inspector.py
index ee89a7391f..984ac63928 100644
--- a/ceilometer/compute/virt/libvirt/inspector.py
+++ b/ceilometer/compute/virt/libvirt/inspector.py
@@ -109,8 +109,12 @@ class LibvirtInspector(virt_inspector.Inspector):
 
     def inspect_cpus(self, instance):
         domain = self._get_domain_not_shut_off_or_raise(instance)
-        dom_info = domain.info()
-        return virt_inspector.CPUStats(number=dom_info[3], time=dom_info[4])
+        # TODO(gordc): this can probably be cached since it can be used to get
+        # all data related
+        stats = self.connection.domainListGetStats([domain])
+        dom_stat = stats[0][1]
+        return virt_inspector.CPUStats(number=dom_stat['vcpu.current'],
+                                       time=dom_stat['cpu.time'])
 
     def inspect_cpu_l3_cache(self, instance):
         domain = self._lookup_by_uuid(instance)
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/virt/libvirt/test_inspector.py b/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/virt/libvirt/test_inspector.py
index 0f62f95c4a..f980620432 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/virt/libvirt/test_inspector.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/virt/libvirt/test_inspector.py
@@ -48,13 +48,17 @@ class TestLibvirtInspection(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.addCleanup(mock.patch.stopall)
 
     def test_inspect_cpus(self):
+        fake_stats = [({}, {'cpu.time': 999999, 'vcpu.current': 2})]
         with contextlib.ExitStack() as stack:
             stack.enter_context(mock.patch.object(self.inspector.connection,
                                                   'lookupByUUIDString',
                                                   return_value=self.domain))
             stack.enter_context(mock.patch.object(self.domain, 'info',
                                                   return_value=(0, 0, 0,
-                                                                2, 999999)))
+                                                                None, None)))
+            stack.enter_context(mock.patch.object(self.inspector.connection,
+                                                  'domainListGetStats',
+                                                  return_value=fake_stats))
             cpu_info = self.inspector.inspect_cpus(self.instance)
             self.assertEqual(2, cpu_info.number)
             self.assertEqual(999999, cpu_info.time)