diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
index ef0c08ed04811c7e70ba7aeedd78d6c0768fa12d..a5123ea426ce58ed230d0fde4e8dfbb0c4155d84 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		childstack->r26 = (unsigned long) ret_from_kernel_thread;
 		childstack->r9 = usp;	/* function */
 		childstack->r10 = kthread_arg;
-		childregs->hae = alpha_mv.hae_cache,
+		childregs->hae = alpha_mv.hae_cache;
 		childti->pcb.usp = 0;
 		return 0;
 	}