diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
index dd5f985b1f40..9a8b2e60adcf 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp, unsigned long arg,
 {
 	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 
+	memset(&p->thread.s, 0, sizeof(p->thread.s));
+
 	/* p->thread holds context to be restored by __switch_to() */
 	if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
 		/* Kernel thread */