diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
index 52c5ff9804c55..4c3c7592b6fc8 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ 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
 	XIP_FIXUP_OFFSET sp
 #ifdef CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB