diff --git a/servers/pm/main.c b/servers/pm/main.c
index e7245f8e4..471be3867 100644
--- a/servers/pm/main.c
+++ b/servers/pm/main.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ PRIVATE void pm_init()
   		sigemptyset(&rmp->mp_sigmask);
   		sigemptyset(&rmp->mp_catch);
 		if (ip->proc_nr == INIT_PROC_NR) {	/* user process */
-  			rmp->mp_pid = INIT_PID;
+  			rmp->mp_procgrp = rmp->mp_pid = INIT_PID;
 			rmp->mp_flags |= IN_USE; 
 		}
 		else {					/* system process */