diff --git a/linux/LibSensors.c b/linux/LibSensors.c
index 6df1a5cd8..cacddd6e6 100644
--- a/linux/LibSensors.c
+++ b/linux/LibSensors.c
@@ -240,9 +240,6 @@ void LibSensors_getCPUTemperatures(CPUData* cpus, unsigned int existingCPUs, uns
          /* Feature name IDs start at 1, adjust to start at 0 to match data indices */
          tempID--;
 
-         if (tempID > existingCPUs)
-            continue;
-
          const sensors_subfeature* subFeature = sym_sensors_get_subfeature(chip, feature, SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_TEMP_INPUT);
          if (!subFeature)
             continue;
@@ -317,6 +314,9 @@ void LibSensors_getCPUTemperatures(CPUData* cpus, unsigned int existingCPUs, uns
                continue;
          }
 
+         if (tempID > existingCPUs)
+            continue;
+
          /* If already set, e.g. Ryzen reporting platform temperature for each die, use the bigger one */
          if (isNaN(data[tempID])) {
             data[tempID] = temp;