diff --git a/top/top.c b/top/top.c
index 0baa0274..7ae94dac 100644
--- a/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -1826,13 +1826,14 @@ static CPU_t *cpus_refresh (CPU_t *cpus) {
    cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.tot = cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.u + cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.s
       + cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.n + cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.i + cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.w
       + cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.x + cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.y + cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.z;
+#ifndef CPU_ZEROTICS
    /* if a Nehalem type cpu has been turned off completely, and thus registers
       very few total tics, we'll force it to be treated as idle when that total
       falls below a % of those expected -- other cpus will register their full
       number of expected tics as 'idle' and thus won't be effected */
    cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].edge =
       ((cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.tot - cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].sav.tot) / smp_num_cpus) / (100 / TICS_EDGE);
-
+#endif
    // now value each separate cpu's tics, maybe
    for (i = 0; i < Cpu_faux_tot && i < Screen_rows; i++) {
 #ifdef PRETEND4CPUS
@@ -1850,7 +1851,9 @@ static CPU_t *cpus_refresh (CPU_t *cpus) {
             memmove(&cpus[i], &cpus[Cpu_faux_tot], sizeof(CPU_t));
             break;        // tolerate cpus taken offline
       }
+#ifndef CPU_ZEROTICS
       cpus[i].edge = cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].edge;
+#endif
       // this is for symmetry only, it's not currently required
       cpus[i].cur.tot = cpus[Cpu_faux_tot].cur.tot;
 #ifdef PRETEND4CPUS
diff --git a/top/top.h b/top/top.h
index e8606878..22a7a073 100644
--- a/top/top.h
+++ b/top/top.h
@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@
               Jan Gorig <jgorig@redhat.com> - April, 2011 */
 
         /* For the motivation and path to nls support, thanks to:
-              Sami Kerola, <kerolasa@iki.fi> */
+              Sami Kerola, <kerolasa@iki.fi> - December, 2011 */
 
         /* There are still some short strings that may yet be candidates
            for nls support inclusion.  They're identified with:
               // nls_maybe */
 
+        /* For initiating the topic of potential % CPU distortions due
+           to Nehalem type processors (see CPU_ZEROTICS), thanks to:
+               Jaromir Capik, <jcapik@redhat.com> - February, 2012 */
+
 #ifdef PRETEND2_5_X
 #define linux_version_code LINUX_VERSION(2,5,43)
 #endif
@@ -225,7 +229,9 @@ typedef struct CT_t {
 typedef struct CPU_t {
    CT_t cur;                      // current frame's cpu tics
    CT_t sav;                      // prior frame's cpu tics
+#ifndef CPU_ZEROTICS
    SIC_t edge;                    // tics adjustment threshold boundary
+#endif
    int id;                        // the cpu id number (0 - nn)
 } CPU_t;