diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/csr.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/csr.h
index 0ab642811028..318192c66fd8 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/csr.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/csr.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 #define CSR_MCAUSE		0x342
 #define CSR_MTVAL		0x343
 #define CSR_MIP			0x344
+#define CSR_MHARTID		0xf14
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_M_MODE
 # define CSR_STATUS	CSR_MSTATUS
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
index 5cfd2c582945..fc9973086946 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ _start_kernel:
 	csrw CSR_IE, zero
 	csrw CSR_IP, zero
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_M_MODE
+	/*
+	 * The hartid in a0 is expected later on, and we have no firmware
+	 * to hand it to us.
+	 */
+	csrr a0, CSR_MHARTID
+#endif
+
 	/* Load the global pointer */
 .option push
 .option norelax