Index: usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c
+++ usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 	static int ncpus = 0;
 	size_t cp_times_len;
 	int error, cpu, i, total;
+	int cpuload;
 
 	if (cp_times == NULL) {
 		cp_times_len = 0;
@@ -165,8 +166,11 @@
 			}
 			if (total == 0)
 				continue;
-			*load += 100 - (cp_times[cpu * CPUSTATES + CP_IDLE] -
+			cpuload = 100 - (cp_times[cpu * CPUSTATES + CP_IDLE] -
 			    cp_times_old[cpu * CPUSTATES + CP_IDLE]) * 100 / total;
+
+			if (cpuload > *load)
+				*load = cpuload;
 		}
 	}