diff --git a/metricbeat/tests/system/test_processors.py b/metricbeat/tests/system/test_processors.py
index 40619e851eb..1c83e228840 100644
--- a/metricbeat/tests/system/test_processors.py
+++ b/metricbeat/tests/system/test_processors.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_drop_fields(self):
         print(cpu.keys())
         self.assertItemsEqual(self.de_dot([
             "system", "cores", "user", "softirq", "iowait",
-            "idle", "irq", "steal", "nice"
+            "idle", "irq", "steal", "nice", "total"
         ]), cpu.keys())
 
     def test_dropfields_with_condition(self):
diff --git a/metricbeat/tests/system/test_system.py b/metricbeat/tests/system/test_system.py
index 10c4b046f04..bd1d3dc58e5 100644
--- a/metricbeat/tests/system/test_system.py
+++ b/metricbeat/tests/system/test_system.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 import os
 
 SYSTEM_CPU_FIELDS = ["cores", "idle.pct", "iowait.pct", "irq.pct", "nice.pct",
-                     "softirq.pct", "steal.pct", "system.pct", "user.pct"]
+                     "softirq.pct", "steal.pct", "system.pct", "user.pct", "total.pct"]
 
 SYSTEM_CPU_FIELDS_ALL = ["cores", "idle.pct", "idle.ticks", "iowait.pct", "iowait.ticks", "irq.pct", "irq.ticks", "nice.pct", "nice.ticks",
                          "softirq.pct", "softirq.ticks", "steal.pct", "steal.ticks", "system.pct", "system.ticks", "user.pct", "user.ticks",
                          "idle.norm.pct", "iowait.norm.pct", "irq.norm.pct", "nice.norm.pct", "softirq.norm.pct",
-                         "steal.norm.pct", "system.norm.pct", "user.norm.pct"]
+                         "steal.norm.pct", "system.norm.pct", "user.norm.pct", "total.norm.pct"]
 
 SYSTEM_LOAD_FIELDS = ["cores", "1", "5", "15", "norm.1", "norm.5", "norm.15"]