diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/genassym.c b/sys/i386/i386/genassym.c
index 30878344dc8e..a0e4d242cfa2 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/genassym.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/genassym.c
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ ASSYM(PCB_DR2, offsetof(struct pcb, pcb_dr2));
 ASSYM(PCB_DR3, offsetof(struct pcb, pcb_dr3));
 ASSYM(PCB_DR6, offsetof(struct pcb, pcb_dr6));
 ASSYM(PCB_DR7, offsetof(struct pcb, pcb_dr7));
-ASSYM(PCB_PSL, offsetof(struct pcb, pcb_psl));
 ASSYM(PCB_DBREGS, PCB_DBREGS);
 ASSYM(PCB_EXT, offsetof(struct pcb, pcb_ext));
 
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/swtch.s b/sys/i386/i386/swtch.s
index 6bedb48c3647..a270b4845125 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/swtch.s
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/swtch.s
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ ENTRY(cpu_switch)
 	movl	%esi,PCB_ESI(%edx)
 	movl	%edi,PCB_EDI(%edx)
 	mov	%gs,PCB_GS(%edx)
-	pushfl					/* PSL */
-	popl	PCB_PSL(%edx)
 	/* Test if debug registers should be saved. */
 	testl	$PCB_DBREGS,PCB_FLAGS(%edx)
 	jz      1f                              /* no, skip over */
@@ -261,8 +259,6 @@ sw1:
 	movl	PCB_EDI(%edx),%edi
 	movl	PCB_EIP(%edx),%eax
 	movl	%eax,(%esp)
-	pushl	PCB_PSL(%edx)
-	popfl
 
 	movl	%edx, PCPU(CURPCB)
 	movl	TD_TID(%ecx),%eax
@@ -365,8 +361,6 @@ ENTRY(savectx)
 	movl	%esi,PCB_ESI(%ecx)
 	movl	%edi,PCB_EDI(%ecx)
 	mov	%gs,PCB_GS(%ecx)
-	pushfl
-	popl	PCB_PSL(%ecx)
 
 	movl	%cr0,%eax
 	movl	%eax,PCB_CR0(%ecx)
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
index a73b60d1b5dc..b051179b7c25 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ cpu_fork(td1, p2, td2, flags)
 	pcb2->pcb_esp = (int)td2->td_frame - sizeof(void *);
 	pcb2->pcb_ebx = (int)td2;		/* fork_trampoline argument */
 	pcb2->pcb_eip = (int)fork_trampoline;
-	pcb2->pcb_psl = PSL_KERNEL;		/* ints disabled */
 	/*-
 	 * pcb2->pcb_dr*:	cloned above.
 	 * pcb2->pcb_savefpu:	cloned above.
@@ -504,7 +503,6 @@ cpu_copy_thread(struct thread *td, struct thread *td0)
 	pcb2->pcb_esp = (int)td->td_frame - sizeof(void *); /* trampoline arg */
 	pcb2->pcb_ebx = (int)td;			    /* trampoline arg */
 	pcb2->pcb_eip = (int)fork_trampoline;
-	pcb2->pcb_psl &= ~(PSL_I);	/* interrupts must be disabled */
 	pcb2->pcb_gs = rgs();
 	/*
 	 * If we didn't copy the pcb, we'd need to do the following registers:
diff --git a/sys/i386/include/pcb.h b/sys/i386/include/pcb.h
index 558565b872cb..dc9dcb252e4c 100644
--- a/sys/i386/include/pcb.h
+++ b/sys/i386/include/pcb.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct pcb {
 
 	caddr_t	pcb_onfault;	/* copyin/out fault recovery */
 	struct	pcb_ext	*pcb_ext;	/* optional pcb extension */
-	int	pcb_psl;	/* process status long */
+	int	pcb_waspsl;	/* unused padding for ABI and API compat */
 	u_long	pcb_vm86[2];	/* vm86bios scratch space */
 	union	savefpu *pcb_save;