diff --git a/sys/arm/mv/mv_machdep.c b/sys/arm/mv/mv_machdep.c
index 9347c56ce0ab..771f16c3fc1e 100644
--- a/sys/arm/mv/mv_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm/mv/mv_machdep.c
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@ initarm(void *mdp, void *unused __unused)
 	valloc_pages(abtstack, ABT_STACK_SIZE);
 	valloc_pages(undstack, UND_STACK_SIZE);
 	valloc_pages(kernelstack, KSTACK_PAGES);
+
+	init_param1();
+
 	valloc_pages(msgbufpv, round_page(msgbufsize) / PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	/*
@@ -591,7 +594,6 @@ initarm(void *mdp, void *unused __unused)
 	physmap_init();
 
 	/* Do basic tuning, hz etc */
-	init_param1();
 	init_param2(physmem);
 	kdb_init();
 	return ((void *)(kernelstack.pv_va + USPACE_SVC_STACK_TOP -