2 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libnetdata/worker_utilization/README.md b/libnetdata/worker_utilization/README.md
index 35f30b40b..04dfb6215 100644
--- a/libnetdata/worker_utilization/README.md
+++ b/libnetdata/worker_utilization/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <!--
 title: "Worker Utilization"
-custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/libnetdata/onewayallocator/README.md
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/libnetdata/worker_utilization/README.md
+sidebar_label: "Worker Utilization"
+learn_status: "Published"
+learn_topic_type: "References"
+learn_rel_path: "Developers/libnetdata"
 -->
 
 # Worker Utilization
diff --git a/libnetdata/worker_utilization/worker_utilization.c b/libnetdata/worker_utilization/worker_utilization.c
index 8028e3a21..d47d81c4e 100644
--- a/libnetdata/worker_utilization/worker_utilization.c
+++ b/libnetdata/worker_utilization/worker_utilization.c
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ static struct workers_globals {
 
 static __thread struct worker *worker = NULL; // the current thread worker
 
+static inline usec_t worker_now_monotonic_usec(void) {
+#ifdef NETDATA_WITHOUT_WORKERS_LATENCY
+    return 0;
+#else
+    return now_monotonic_usec();
+#endif
+}
+
 size_t workers_allocated_memory(void) {
     netdata_spinlock_lock(&workers_globals.spinlock);
     size_t memory = workers_globals.memory;
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ void worker_register(const char *name) {
     worker->tag = strdupz(netdata_thread_tag());
     worker->workname = strdupz(name);
 
-    usec_t now = now_monotonic_usec();
+    usec_t now = worker_now_monotonic_usec();
     worker->statistics_last_checkpoint = now;
     worker->last_action_timestamp = now;
     worker->last_action = WORKER_IDLE;
@@ -181,14 +189,14 @@ static inline void worker_is_idle_with_time(usec_t now) {
 void worker_is_idle(void) {
     if(unlikely(!worker || worker->last_action != WORKER_BUSY)) return;
 
-    worker_is_idle_with_time(now_monotonic_usec());
+    worker_is_idle_with_time(worker_now_monotonic_usec());
 }
 
 void worker_is_busy(size_t job_id) {
     if(unlikely(!worker || job_id >= WORKER_UTILIZATION_MAX_JOB_TYPES))
         return;
 
-    usec_t now = now_monotonic_usec();
+    usec_t now = worker_now_monotonic_usec();
 
     if(worker->last_action == WORKER_BUSY)
         worker_is_idle_with_time(now);
@@ -260,7 +268,7 @@ void workers_foreach(const char *name, void (*callback)(
 
     struct worker *p;
     DOUBLE_LINKED_LIST_FOREACH_FORWARD(workname->base, p, prev, next) {
-        usec_t now = now_monotonic_usec();
+        usec_t now = worker_now_monotonic_usec();
 
         // find per job type statistics
         STRING *per_job_type_name[WORKER_UTILIZATION_MAX_JOB_TYPES];