diff --git a/sys/ia64/ia64/machdep.c b/sys/ia64/ia64/machdep.c
index 230a18845878..05f1c7144fc3 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/ia64/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/ia64/ia64/machdep.c
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ ia64_init(u_int64_t arg1, u_int64_t arg2)
 	 */
 	pcpup = (struct pcpu *) pmap_steal_memory(PAGE_SIZE);
 	pcpu_init(pcpup, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+	pcpup->pc_current_pmap = kernel_pmap;
 	ia64_set_k4((u_int64_t) pcpup);
 
 	/*