diff --git a/include_core/omrporterror.h b/include_core/omrporterror.h
index feeeee5ba06..c5e8fb0ad34 100644
--- a/include_core/omrporterror.h
+++ b/include_core/omrporterror.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #define OMRPORT_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE (OMRPORT_ERROR_BASE-17)
 #define OMRPORT_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_THIS_PLATFORM (OMRPORT_ERROR_BASE-18)
 #define OMRPORT_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS (OMRPORT_ERROR_BASE-19)
+#define OMRPORT_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_DATA (OMRPORT_ERROR_BASE-20)
 /** @} */
 
 /**
diff --git a/port/unix/omrsysinfo.c b/port/unix/omrsysinfo.c
index 2fa15bd651f..83665ce5288 100644
--- a/port/unix/omrsysinfo.c
+++ b/port/unix/omrsysinfo.c
@@ -4642,7 +4642,7 @@ omrsysinfo_get_CPU_load(struct OMRPortLibrary *portLibrary, double *cpuLoad)
 	if (oldestCPUTime->timestamp == 0) {
 		*oldestCPUTime = currentCPUTime;
 		*latestCPUTime = currentCPUTime;
-		return OMRPORT_ERROR_OPFAILED;
+		return OMRPORT_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_DATA;
 	}
 
 	/* Calculate using the most recent value in the history */