diff --git a/sys/kern/init_main.c b/sys/kern/init_main.c
index 85382cdd8c5..915c84d55f9 100644
--- a/sys/kern/init_main.c
+++ b/sys/kern/init_main.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ proc0_init(void *dummy __unused)
 	td->td_lend_user_pri = PRI_MAX;
 	td->td_priority = PVM;
 	td->td_base_pri = PVM;
-	td->td_oncpu = 0;
+	td->td_oncpu = curcpu;
 	td->td_flags = TDF_INMEM;
 	td->td_pflags = TDP_KTHREAD;
 	td->td_cpuset = cpuset_thread0();
diff --git a/sys/net/netisr.c b/sys/net/netisr.c
index 318e1a3f6e0..24ac96c0971 100644
--- a/sys/net/netisr.c
+++ b/sys/net/netisr.c
@@ -1273,8 +1273,6 @@ netisr_init(void *arg)
 	struct pcpu *pc;
 #endif
 
-	KASSERT(curcpu == 0, ("%s: not on CPU 0", __func__));
-
 	NETISR_LOCK_INIT();
 	if (netisr_maxthreads == 0 || netisr_maxthreads < -1 )
 		netisr_maxthreads = 1;		/* default behavior */