diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/ClusterStatsNodes.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/ClusterStatsNodes.java
index a3e64c7dff0..5512c48cf97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/ClusterStatsNodes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/ClusterStatsNodes.java
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ public class ClusterStatsNodes implements ToXContent, Streamable {
         int count;
         int cpuPercent;
         long totalOpenFileDescriptors;
-        long minOpenFileDescriptors = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
-        long maxOpenFileDescriptors = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+        long minOpenFileDescriptors = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+        long maxOpenFileDescriptors = Long.MIN_VALUE;
 
         public void addNodeStats(NodeStats nodeStats) {
             if (nodeStats.getProcess() == null) {
@@ -410,7 +410,11 @@ public class ClusterStatsNodes implements ToXContent, Streamable {
                 cpuPercent += nodeStats.getProcess().cpu().getPercent();
             }
             long fd = nodeStats.getProcess().openFileDescriptors();
-            totalOpenFileDescriptors += fd;
+            if (fd > 0) {
+                // fd can be -1 if not supported on platform
+                totalOpenFileDescriptors += fd;
+            }
+            // we still do min max calc on -1, so we'll have an indication of it not being supported on one of the nodes.
             minOpenFileDescriptors = Math.min(minOpenFileDescriptors, fd);
             maxOpenFileDescriptors = Math.max(maxOpenFileDescriptors, fd);
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/ClusterStatsTests.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/ClusterStatsTests.java
index 969fd0c8d37..106c2d9fcd4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/ClusterStatsTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/ClusterStatsTests.java
@@ -136,9 +136,12 @@ public class ClusterStatsTests extends ElasticsearchIntegrationTest {
         assertThat(response.nodesStats.getVersions().contains(Version.CURRENT), Matchers.equalTo(true));
         assertThat(response.nodesStats.getPlugins().size(), Matchers.greaterThanOrEqualTo(0));
 
-        assertThat(response.nodesStats.getProcess().getAvgOpenFileDescriptors(), Matchers.greaterThan(0L));
-        assertThat(response.nodesStats.getProcess().getMinOpenFileDescriptors(), Matchers.greaterThan(0L));
-        assertThat(response.nodesStats.getProcess().getMaxOpenFileDescriptors(), Matchers.greaterThan(0L));
+        assertThat(response.nodesStats.getProcess().count, Matchers.greaterThan(0));
+        // 0 happens when not supported on platform
+        assertThat(response.nodesStats.getProcess().getAvgOpenFileDescriptors(), Matchers.greaterThanOrEqualTo(0L));
+        // these can be -1 if not supported
+        assertThat(response.nodesStats.getProcess().getMinOpenFileDescriptors(), Matchers.greaterThan(-1L));
+        assertThat(response.nodesStats.getProcess().getMaxOpenFileDescriptors(), Matchers.greaterThan(-1L));
 
     }
 }