diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_fork.c b/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
index 7b9aa4cd61d1..c7b2b1195841 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
@@ -622,7 +622,6 @@ do_fork(struct thread *td, struct fork_req *fr, struct proc *p2, struct thread *
 	LIST_INIT(&p2->p_orphans);
 
 	callout_init_mtx(&p2->p_itcallout, &p2->p_mtx, 0);
-	TAILQ_INIT(&p2->p_kqtim_stop);
 
 	/*
 	 * This begins the section where we must prevent the parent
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_proc.c b/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
index 2c115202636e..8a396e208ff6 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ proc_init(void *mem, int size, int flags)
 	EVENTHANDLER_DIRECT_INVOKE(process_init, p);
 	p->p_stats = pstats_alloc();
 	p->p_pgrp = NULL;
+	TAILQ_INIT(&p->p_kqtim_stop);
 	return (0);
 }