diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c b/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
index 0c2933a55c1..bd3376c64a4 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int pat_works = 0;		/* Is page attribute table sane? */
 
 SYSCTL_NODE(_vm, OID_AUTO, pmap, CTLFLAG_RD, 0, "VM/pmap parameters");
 
-static int pg_ps_enabled;
+static int pg_ps_enabled = 1;
 SYSCTL_INT(_vm_pmap, OID_AUTO, pg_ps_enabled, CTLFLAG_RDTUN, &pg_ps_enabled, 0,
     "Are large page mappings enabled?");