diff --git a/client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go b/client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go
index 56ae2f734..cbbb27b24 100644
--- a/client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go
+++ b/client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (e *UniversalExecutor) Stats() (*cstructs.TaskResourceUsage, error) {
 		ThrottledTime:    stats.CpuStats.ThrottlingData.ThrottledTime,
 	}
 	if e.cpuStats != nil {
-		cs.Percent = e.cpuStats.Percent(float64(totalProcessCPUUsage))
+		cs.Percent = e.cpuStats.Percent(float64(totalProcessCPUUsage) / nanosecondsInSecond)
 	}
 	return &cstructs.TaskResourceUsage{MemoryStats: ms, CpuStats: cs, Timestamp: time.Now()}, nil
 }