diff --git a/src/cpu/aarch64/xbyak_aarch64/src/util_impl_linux.h b/src/cpu/aarch64/xbyak_aarch64/src/util_impl_linux.h
index 2c7b28e58b0..58f8d9b0210 100644
--- a/src/cpu/aarch64/xbyak_aarch64/src/util_impl_linux.h
+++ b/src/cpu/aarch64/xbyak_aarch64/src/util_impl_linux.h
@@ -144,8 +144,13 @@ class CpuInfoLinux : public CpuInfo {
     regex_t regexBuf;
     regmatch_t match[1];
 
-    if (regcomp(&regexBuf, regex, REG_EXTENDED) != 0)
-      throw ERR_INTERNAL;
+    if (regcomp(&regexBuf, regex, REG_EXTENDED) != 0) {
+      /* There are platforms with /sys not mounted. return empty buffers
+       * in these scenarios
+       */
+      buf[0] = '\0';
+      return 0;
+    }
 
     const int retVal = regexec(&regexBuf, path, 1, match, 0);
     regfree(&regexBuf);
@@ -187,8 +192,12 @@ class CpuInfoLinux : public CpuInfo {
       regex_t regexBuf;
       regmatch_t match[2];
 
-      if (regcomp(&regexBuf, "index[0-9]*$", REG_EXTENDED) != 0)
-        throw ERR_INTERNAL;
+      if (regcomp(&regexBuf, "index[0-9]*$", REG_EXTENDED) != 0) {
+        /* There are platforms with /sys not mounted. return gracefully
+         * in these scenarios
+         */
+        goto init_and_return_false;
+      }
 
       if (regexec(&regexBuf, dp->d_name, 1, match, 0) == 0) { // Found index[1-9][0-9]. directory
         char *dir_name = buf0;
@@ -438,12 +447,15 @@ class CpuInfoLinux : public CpuInfo {
 
     FILE *file = fopen(path_midr_el1, "r");
     if (file == nullptr) {
-      throw Error(ERR_INTERNAL);
+      /* There are platforms with /sys not mounted. return empty buffer
+       * in these scenarios
+       */
+      buf[0] = '\0';
       return;
     }
 
     if (fread(buf, sizeof(char), 64, file) == 0) {
-      throw Error(ERR_INTERNAL);
+      cacheInfo_.midr_el1 = 0xFE << 24;
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/aarch64/xbyak_aarch64/src/util_impl_mac.h b/src/cpu/aarch64/xbyak_aarch64/src/util_impl_mac.h
index ebd6dba7c0d..93bdae1d7a8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/aarch64/xbyak_aarch64/src/util_impl_mac.h
+++ b/src/cpu/aarch64/xbyak_aarch64/src/util_impl_mac.h
@@ -102,18 +102,21 @@ class CpuInfoMac : public CpuInfo {
     size_t val = 0;
     size_t len = sizeof(val);
 
+    /* There are platforms with /sys not mounted. skip
+     * handling HW caps for such platforms.
+     */
     if (sysctlbyname(hw_opt_atomics, &val, &len, NULL, 0) != 0)
-      throw Error(ERR_INTERNAL);
+      type_ = 0;
     else
       type_ |= (val == 1) ? (Type)XBYAK_AARCH64_HWCAP_ATOMIC : 0;
 
     if (sysctlbyname(hw_opt_fp, &val, &len, NULL, 0) != 0)
-      throw Error(ERR_INTERNAL);
+      type_ = 0;
     else
       type_ |= (val == 1) ? (Type)XBYAK_AARCH64_HWCAP_FP : 0;
 
     if (sysctlbyname(hw_opt_neon, &val, &len, NULL, 0) != 0)
-      throw Error(ERR_INTERNAL);
+      type_ = 0;
     else
       type_ |= (val == 1) ? (Type)XBYAK_AARCH64_HWCAP_ADVSIMD : 0;
   }