diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 7e117a2..db843bf 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@
 		efi_enter_virtual_mode();
 #endif
 	thread_info_cache_init();
+	cred_init();
 	fork_init(num_physpages);
 	proc_caches_init();
 	buffer_init();