diff --git a/src/gl/inject.cpp b/src/gl/inject.cpp
index b996c531..e3c4a470 100644
--- a/src/gl/inject.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/inject.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ void imgui_init()
     if (params.fps_limit > 0)
       fps_limit_stats.targetFrameTime = int64_t(1000000000.0 / params.fps_limit);
     cfg_inited = true;
+    init_cpu_stats(params);
 }
 
 void imgui_create(void *ctx)
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ void imgui_create(void *ctx)
     if (!ctx)
         return;
 
-    cpuStats.Init();
     imgui_init();
     gl3wInit();
 
diff --git a/src/overlay.cpp b/src/overlay.cpp
index f7ceafd2..971eda76 100644
--- a/src/overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay.cpp
@@ -762,6 +762,15 @@ string exec(string command) {
    return result;
 }
 
+void init_cpu_stats(overlay_params& params)
+{
+   auto& enabled = params.enabled;
+   enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_cpu_stats] = cpuStats.Init()
+                           && enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_cpu_stats];
+   enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_cpu_temp] = cpuStats.GetCpuFile()
+                           && enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_cpu_temp];
+}
+
 void init_gpu_stats(uint32_t& vendorID, overlay_params& params)
 {
    if (!params.enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_gpu_stats])
@@ -2605,7 +2614,7 @@ static VkResult overlay_CreateInstance(
    if (instance_data->params.fps_limit > 0)
       fps_limit_stats.targetFrameTime = int64_t(1000000000.0 / instance_data->params.fps_limit);
 
-   cpuStats.Init();
+   init_cpu_stats(instance_data->params);
 
    // Adjust height for DXVK/VKD3D version number
    if (engineName == "DXVK" || engineName == "VKD3D"){
diff --git a/src/overlay.h b/src/overlay.h
index 9552f862..2cc93147 100644
--- a/src/overlay.h
+++ b/src/overlay.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ void position_layer(struct overlay_params& params, ImVec2 window_size, unsigned
 void render_imgui(swapchain_stats& data, struct overlay_params& params, ImVec2& window_size, unsigned width, unsigned height, bool is_vulkan);
 void update_hud_info(struct swapchain_stats& sw_stats, struct overlay_params& params, uint32_t vendorID);
 void init_gpu_stats(uint32_t& vendorID, overlay_params& params);
+void init_cpu_stats(overlay_params& params);
 void check_keybinds(struct overlay_params& params);
 void init_system_info(void);
 void FpsLimiter(struct fps_limit& stats);