diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index b3e8f14..f6204f7 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@
 				 "enabled early\n");
 	early_boot_irqs_on();
 	local_irq_enable();
+	kmem_cache_init_late();
 
 	/*
 	 * HACK ALERT! This is early. We're enabling the console before