diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_epoch.c b/sys/kern/subr_epoch.c
index 5d126fadb536..0b3d634901be 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_epoch.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_epoch.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ epoch_init(void *arg __unused)
 	global_epoch = epoch_alloc("Global", 0);
 	global_epoch_preempt = epoch_alloc("Global preemptible", EPOCH_PREEMPT);
 }
-SYSINIT(epoch, SI_SUB_TASKQ + 1, SI_ORDER_FIRST, epoch_init, NULL);
+SYSINIT(epoch, SI_SUB_EPOCH, SI_ORDER_FIRST, epoch_init, NULL);
 
 #if !defined(EARLY_AP_STARTUP)
 static void
diff --git a/sys/net/if.c b/sys/net/if.c
index 9128a048b91b..aaff4c6e2bf1 100644
--- a/sys/net/if.c
+++ b/sys/net/if.c
@@ -933,8 +933,7 @@ if_epochalloc(void *dummy __unused)
 	net_epoch_preempt = epoch_alloc("Net preemptible", EPOCH_PREEMPT);
 	net_epoch = epoch_alloc("Net", 0);
 }
-SYSINIT(ifepochalloc, SI_SUB_TASKQ + 1, SI_ORDER_ANY,
-    if_epochalloc, NULL);
+SYSINIT(ifepochalloc, SI_SUB_EPOCH, SI_ORDER_ANY, if_epochalloc, NULL);
 
 static void
 if_attachdomain(void *dummy)
diff --git a/sys/sys/kernel.h b/sys/sys/kernel.h
index a9bfaa9ef7c4..fa6accf6156b 100644
--- a/sys/sys/kernel.h
+++ b/sys/sys/kernel.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ enum sysinit_sub_id {
 	SI_SUB_MBUF		= 0x2700000,	/* mbuf subsystem */
 	SI_SUB_INTR		= 0x2800000,	/* interrupt threads */
 	SI_SUB_TASKQ		= 0x2880000,	/* task queues */
+	SI_SUB_EPOCH		= 0x2888000,	/* epoch subsystem */
 #ifdef EARLY_AP_STARTUP
 	SI_SUB_SMP		= 0x2900000,	/* start the APs*/
 #endif