diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c b/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c
index 2fb36e462194134f53d3a7a2886938be36bf1548..ecf0304e61c1af6135a4a781a3a7b546dd77c84e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c
@@ -516,8 +516,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_virt_timer);
  */
 void init_cpu_vtimer(void)
 {
+	struct thread_info *ti = current_thread_info();
 	struct vtimer_queue *vq;
 
+	S390_lowcore.user_timer = ti->user_timer;
+	S390_lowcore.system_timer = ti->system_timer;
+
 	/* kick the virtual timer */
 	asm volatile ("STCK %0" : "=m" (S390_lowcore.last_update_clock));
 	asm volatile ("STPT %0" : "=m" (S390_lowcore.last_update_timer));