diff --git a/lib/procinfo_unix.cpp b/lib/procinfo_unix.cpp
index 11d4ec7a9f..441a161397 100644
--- a/lib/procinfo_unix.cpp
+++ b/lib/procinfo_unix.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ struct PROC_STAT {
 
 int PROC_STAT::parse(char* buf) {
     int n = sscanf(buf,
-        "%d (%s %c %d %d %d %d %d "
+        "%d (%[^)]) %c %d %d %d %d %d "
         "%lu %lu %lu %lu %lu %lu %lu "
         "%d %d %d %d %d %d "
         "%lu %lu "
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ int PROC_STAT::parse(char* buf) {
         &processor
     );
     if (n == 39) {
-        char* p = strchr(comm, ')');
-        if (p) *p = 0;
         return 0;
     }