diff --git a/core/stat/internal/cgroup_linux.go b/core/stat/internal/cgroup_linux.go
index 5b220549..23bdda48 100644
--- a/core/stat/internal/cgroup_linux.go
+++ b/core/stat/internal/cgroup_linux.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package internal
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ func runningInUserNS() bool {
 
 		// We assume we are in the initial user namespace if we have a full
 		// range - 4294967295 uids starting at uid 0.
-		if a == 0 && b == 0 && c == 4294967295 {
+		if a == 0 && b == 0 && c == math.MaxUint32 {
 			return
 		}
 		inUserNS = true
diff --git a/core/stat/internal/cgroup_linux_test.go b/core/stat/internal/cgroup_linux_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2faaf77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/stat/internal/cgroup_linux_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestRunningInUserNS(t *testing.T) {
+	// should be false in docker
+	assert.False(t, runningInUserNS())
+}