diff --git a/load/load_freebsd.go b/load/load_freebsd.go
index 6d3a0ba..2625f2c 100644
--- a/load/load_freebsd.go
+++ b/load/load_freebsd.go
@@ -4,35 +4,29 @@ package load
 
 import (
 	"os/exec"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"unsafe"
 
-	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/internal/common"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 func Avg() (*AvgStat, error) {
-	values, err := common.DoSysctrl("vm.loadavg")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	load1, err := strconv.ParseFloat(values[0], 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	// This SysctlRaw method borrowed from
+	// https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/blob/master/collector/loadavg_freebsd.go
+	type loadavg struct {
+		load  [3]uint32
+		scale int
 	}
-	load5, err := strconv.ParseFloat(values[1], 64)
+	b, err := unix.SysctlRaw("vm.loadavg")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	load15, err := strconv.ParseFloat(values[2], 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
+	load := *(*loadavg)(unsafe.Pointer((&b[0])))
+	scale := float64(load.scale)
 	ret := &AvgStat{
-		Load1:  float64(load1),
-		Load5:  float64(load5),
-		Load15: float64(load15),
+		Load1:  float64(load.load[0]) / scale,
+		Load5:  float64(load.load[1]) / scale,
+		Load15: float64(load.load[2]) / scale,
 	}
 
 	return ret, nil
diff --git a/load/load_test.go b/load/load_test.go
index 7db3623..d6855de 100644
--- a/load/load_test.go
+++ b/load/load_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func TestLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	if v == empty {
 		t.Errorf("error load: %v", v)
 	}
+	t.Log(v)
 }
 
 func TestLoadAvgStat_String(t *testing.T) {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ func TestLoadAvgStat_String(t *testing.T) {
 	if e != fmt.Sprintf("%v", v) {
 		t.Errorf("LoadAvgStat string is invalid: %v", v)
 	}
+	t.Log(e)
 }
 
 func TestMisc(t *testing.T) {
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ func TestMisc(t *testing.T) {
 	if v == empty {
 		t.Errorf("error load: %v", v)
 	}
+	t.Log(v)
 }
 
 func TestMiscStatString(t *testing.T) {
@@ -51,4 +54,5 @@ func TestMiscStatString(t *testing.T) {
 	if e != fmt.Sprintf("%v", v) {
 		t.Errorf("TestMiscString string is invalid: %v", v)
 	}
+	t.Log(e)
 }