diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index e8d080cab443..1940fa75e82e 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ static int __init kernel_init(void * unused)
 	 */
 	init_pid_ns.child_reaper = current;
 
+	__set_special_pids(1, 1);
 	cad_pid = task_pid(current);
 
 	smp_prepare_cpus(max_cpus);