diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_kse.c b/sys/kern/kern_kse.c
index 6bcbd9538f31..421e4373b13c 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_kse.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_kse.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ thread_ctor(void *mem, int size, void *arg)
 	td = (struct thread *)mem;
 	td->td_state = TDS_INACTIVE;
 	td->td_oncpu	= NOCPU;
+	td->td_critnest = 1;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_thread.c b/sys/kern/kern_thread.c
index 6bcbd9538f31..421e4373b13c 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_thread.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_thread.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ thread_ctor(void *mem, int size, void *arg)
 	td = (struct thread *)mem;
 	td->td_state = TDS_INACTIVE;
 	td->td_oncpu	= NOCPU;
+	td->td_critnest = 1;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/sys/proc.h b/sys/sys/proc.h
index 47188fb898d9..97d0699dcc93 100644
--- a/sys/sys/proc.h
+++ b/sys/sys/proc.h
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ struct thread {
 	u_int		td_uuticks;	/* (*) Statclock in user, for UTS */
 	u_int		td_usticks;	/* (*) Statclock in kernel, for UTS */
 	int		td_intrval;	/* (*) Return value of TDF_INTERRUPT */
-	u_int		td_critnest;	/* (k) Critical section nest level. */
 	sigset_t	td_oldsigmask;	/* (k) Saved mask from pre sigpause. */
 	sigset_t	td_sigmask;	/* (c) Current signal mask. */
 	sigset_t	td_siglist;	/* (c) Sigs arrived, not delivered. */
@@ -330,6 +329,7 @@ struct thread {
 	struct vm_object *td_altkstack_obj;/* (a) Alternate kstack object. */
 	vm_offset_t	td_altkstack;	/* (a) Kernel VA of alternate kstack. */
 	int		td_altkstack_pages; /* (a) Size of the alternate kstack */
+	u_int		td_critnest;	/* (k) Critical section nest level. */
 	struct mdthread td_md;		/* (k) Any machine-dependent fields. */
 	struct td_sched	*td_sched;	/* (*) Scheduler specific data */
 };