diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index baff0c089..eaeec114d 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -831,3 +831,6 @@ I: 2376
 N: Anthony Ryan
 W: https://github.com/anthonyryan1
 I: 2272
+
+N: Frank Kusters
+I: 1586
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index d290221f2..04b6cfd48 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 *Bug tracker at https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/issues*
 
-6.0.0 2024-06-18
-================
+6.0.1
+=====
+
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- 1586_, `cpu_times_percent()`_ reports much too low values if the interval is
+  less than 1 second (with ``percpu=True``) or less than ``1/cpu_count()``
+  seconds (with ``percpu=False``).
+
+6.0.0
+=====
+
+2024-06-18
 
 **Enhancements**
 
diff --git a/psutil/__init__.py b/psutil/__init__.py
index 3a503503c..8230cac7f 100644
--- a/psutil/__init__.py
+++ b/psutil/__init__.py
@@ -1851,10 +1851,9 @@ def calculate(t1, t2):
         times_delta = _cpu_times_deltas(t1, t2)
         all_delta = _cpu_tot_time(times_delta)
         # "scale" is the value to multiply each delta with to get percentages.
-        # We use "max" to avoid division by zero (if all_delta is 0, then all
-        # fields are 0 so percentages will be 0 too. all_delta cannot be a
-        # fraction because cpu times are integers)
-        scale = 100.0 / max(1, all_delta)
+        # Avoid division by zero (if all_delta is 0, then all fields are 0 so
+        # percentages will be 0 too).
+        scale = 100.0 / all_delta if all_delta > 0 else 100.0
         for field_delta in times_delta:
             field_perc = field_delta * scale
             field_perc = round(field_perc, 1)