diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index c6dec5fc20aa..9397069af175 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -464,15 +464,16 @@ unsigned long arch_randomize_brk(struct mm_struct *mm)
  * atomic helpers and the signal restart code. Insert it into the
  * gate_vma so that it is visible through ptrace and /proc/<pid>/mem.
  */
-static struct vm_area_struct gate_vma;
+static struct vm_area_struct gate_vma = {
+	.vm_start	= 0xffff0000,
+	.vm_end		= 0xffff0000 + PAGE_SIZE,
+	.vm_flags	= VM_READ | VM_EXEC | VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYEXEC,
+	.vm_mm		= &init_mm,
+};
 
 static int __init gate_vma_init(void)
 {
-	gate_vma.vm_start	= 0xffff0000;
-	gate_vma.vm_end		= 0xffff0000 + PAGE_SIZE;
-	gate_vma.vm_page_prot	= PAGE_READONLY_EXEC;
-	gate_vma.vm_flags	= VM_READ | VM_EXEC |
-				  VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYEXEC;
+	gate_vma.vm_page_prot = PAGE_READONLY_EXEC;
 	return 0;
 }
 arch_initcall(gate_vma_init);