diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
index bdb189fa4dd1..27f33b81ff49 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ 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 = td2->td_frame->tf_eflags & ~PSL_I; /* ints disabled */
+	pcb2->pcb_psl = PSL_KERNEL;		/* ints disabled */
 	pcb2->pcb_gs = rgs();
 	/*-
 	 * pcb2->pcb_dr*:	cloned above.