diff --git a/src/core/os.c b/src/core/os.c
index 78b39e4d..99bf5f94 100644
--- a/src/core/os.c
+++ b/src/core/os.c
@@ -354,6 +354,8 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(os_cpu_count,
         return dflt;
     }
     return janet_wrap_integer(result);
+#elif defined(JANET_PLAN9)
+	return janet_wrap_integer(atoi(getenv("NPROC")));
 #else
     return dflt;
 #endif