diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
index 1a819c18bede..47d1411db0a9 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ clear_bss_done:
 	REG_S a0, (a2)
 
 	/* Initialize page tables and relocate to virtual addresses */
+	la tp, init_task
 	la sp, init_thread_union + THREAD_SIZE
 	mv a0, s1
 	call setup_vm