diff --git a/cgroup_exporter.go b/cgroup_exporter.go
index ff9bdf2..732acb0 100644
--- a/cgroup_exporter.go
+++ b/cgroup_exporter.go
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ func NewExporter(paths []string) *Exporter {
 		paths: paths,
 		cpuUser: prometheus.NewDesc(prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "cpu", "user_seconds"),
 			"Cumalitive CPU user seconds for cgroup", []string{"cgroup"}, nil),
-		cpuSystem: prometheus.NewDesc(prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "cpu", "kernel_seconds"),
-			"Cumalitive CPU kernel seconds for cgroup", []string{"cgroup"}, nil),
+		cpuSystem: prometheus.NewDesc(prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "cpu", "system_seconds"),
+			"Cumalitive CPU system seconds for cgroup", []string{"cgroup"}, nil),
 		cpuTotal: prometheus.NewDesc(prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "cpu", "total_seconds"),
 			"Cumalitive CPU total seconds for cgroup", []string{"cgroup"}, nil),
 		cpus: prometheus.NewDesc(prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "", "cpus"),