diff --git a/internal/pdh/collector.go b/internal/pdh/collector.go
index 43b9d33e..9bd03133 100644
--- a/internal/pdh/collector.go
+++ b/internal/pdh/collector.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func NewCollectorWithReflection(resultType CounterType, object string, instances
 			}
 
 			// Get the info with the current buffer size
-			bufLen := uint32(0)
+			var bufLen uint32
 
 			if ret := GetCounterInfo(counterHandle, 0, &bufLen, nil); ret != MoreData {
 				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("GetCounterInfo: %w", NewPdhError(ret)))
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ func NewCollectorWithReflection(resultType CounterType, object string, instances
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if bufLen == 0 {
+			buf := make([]byte, bufLen)
+			if len(buf) == 0 {
 				errs = append(errs, errors.New("GetCounterInfo: buffer length is zero"))
 
 				continue
 			}
 
-			buf := make([]byte, bufLen)
 			if ret := GetCounterInfo(counterHandle, 0, &bufLen, &buf[0]); ret != ErrorSuccess {
 				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("GetCounterInfo: %w", NewPdhError(ret)))