diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
index 67a190f002..e59577da3c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ module Hardware
     when 4 then "quad"
     when 6 then "hexa"
     when 8 then "octa"
+    when 12 then "dodeca"
     else
       Hardware::CPU.cores
     end