diff --git a/vlib/runtime/runtime.v b/vlib/runtime/runtime.v
index d008eb0275..cfede391c1 100644
--- a/vlib/runtime/runtime.v
+++ b/vlib/runtime/runtime.v
@@ -1,16 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 Alexander Medvednikov. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
 module runtime
 
-/*
-$if linux {
-	#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
-	fn C.get_nprocs() int
-}
-*/
+import os
 
+//$if linux {
+fn C.sysconf(name int) i64
+//}
+
+//$if windows {
+fn C.GetCurrentProcessorNumber() u32
+//}
 
 pub fn nr_cpus() int {
-	//$if linux {
-		//return C.get_nprocs()
-	//}
-	return 0
+	$if linux {
+		return int(C.sysconf(C._SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN))
+	}
+	$if mac {
+		return int(C.sysconf(C._SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN))
+	}
+	$if windows {
+		mut nr := int(C.GetCurrentProcessorNumber())
+		if nr == 0 {
+			nr = os.getenv('NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS').int()
+		}
+		return nr
+	}
+	return 1
 }
diff --git a/vlib/runtime/runtime_lin.v b/vlib/runtime/runtime_lin.v
index 18c61de478..7777c00615 100644
--- a/vlib/runtime/runtime_lin.v
+++ b/vlib/runtime/runtime_lin.v
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2019 Alexander Medvednikov. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license
-// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
 module runtime
-
diff --git a/vlib/runtime/runtime_mac.v b/vlib/runtime/runtime_mac.v
index 9df2fff173..7777c00615 100644
--- a/vlib/runtime/runtime_mac.v
+++ b/vlib/runtime/runtime_mac.v
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 module runtime
-
diff --git a/vlib/runtime/runtime_test.v b/vlib/runtime/runtime_test.v
index ee85285d27..00d1bb72fa 100644
--- a/vlib/runtime/runtime_test.v
+++ b/vlib/runtime/runtime_test.v
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import runtime
 
 fn test_nr_cpus() {
-	$if linux {
-		nr_cpus := runtime.nr_cpus()
-		println(nr_cpus)
-		assert nr_cpus >= 0
-	}
-}	
+	nr_cpus := runtime.nr_cpus()
+	assert nr_cpus > 0
+}
diff --git a/vlib/runtime/runtime_win.v b/vlib/runtime/runtime_win.v
index 9df2fff173..7777c00615 100644
--- a/vlib/runtime/runtime_win.v
+++ b/vlib/runtime/runtime_win.v
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 module runtime
-