diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 8e6b6f4..cc0815d 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1302,6 +1302,9 @@
 	p->pdeath_signal = 0;
 	p->exit_state = 0;
 
+	p->nr_dirtied = 0;
+	p->nr_dirtied_pause = 128 >> (PAGE_SHIFT - 10);
+
 	/*
 	 * Ok, make it visible to the rest of the system.
 	 * We dont wake it up yet.