diff --git a/kernel/arch/i386/system.c b/kernel/arch/i386/system.c
index 2cf75d4f7..805e4d451 100644
--- a/kernel/arch/i386/system.c
+++ b/kernel/arch/i386/system.c
@@ -91,9 +91,8 @@ PUBLIC void arch_get_aout_headers(int i, struct exec *h)
 	phys_copy(aout + i * A_MINHDR, vir2phys(h), (phys_bytes) A_MINHDR);
 }
 
-PUBLIC void system_init(void)
+PUBLIC void arch_init(void)
 {
-	prot_init();
 	idt_init();
 
 #if 0
diff --git a/kernel/main.c b/kernel/main.c
index 3fdf0b867..9fa9406c0 100755
--- a/kernel/main.c
+++ b/kernel/main.c
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ PUBLIC void main()
   reg_t ktsb;			/* kernel task stack base */
   struct exec e_hdr;		/* for a copy of an a.out header */
 
+   /* Architecture-dependent initialization. */
+   arch_init();
+ 
   /* Clear the process table. Anounce each slot as empty and set up mappings 
    * for proc_addr() and proc_nr() macros. Do the same for the table with 
    * privilege structures for the system processes. 
diff --git a/kernel/proto.h b/kernel/proto.h
index 88f1bb8f2..7536765c5 100755
--- a/kernel/proto.h
+++ b/kernel/proto.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ _PROTOTYPE( int intr_disabled, (void)					);
 _PROTOTYPE( int intr_unmask, (irq_hook_t* hook)                     );
 _PROTOTYPE( int intr_mask, (irq_hook_t* hook)                    );
 _PROTOTYPE( void idle_task, (void)                                     );
-_PROTOTYPE( void system_init, (void)                                     );
+_PROTOTYPE( void arch_init, (void)                                     );
 _PROTOTYPE( void ser_putc, (char)						);
 _PROTOTYPE( void arch_shutdown, (int)					);
 _PROTOTYPE( void arch_get_aout_headers, (int i, struct exec *h)		);
diff --git a/kernel/start.c b/kernel/start.c
index aa188dfa3..a1a2b5cb8 100755
--- a/kernel/start.c
+++ b/kernel/start.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ U16_t parmoff, parmsize;	/* boot parameters offset and length */
   kinfo.data_base = seg2phys(ds);
   kinfo.data_size = (phys_bytes) &end;		/* size of data segment */
 
-  /* Architecture-dependent initialization. */
-  system_init();
+  /* protection initialization */
+  prot_init();
 
   /* Copy the boot parameters to the local buffer. */
   arch_get_params(params_buffer, sizeof(params_buffer));