diff --git a/src/kernel/buffer_cache.cpp b/src/kernel/buffer_cache.cpp
index f975f5f..d83f24f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/buffer_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/buffer_cache.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #include "page_manager.h"
 #include "vm_space.h"
 
-extern vm_space g_kernel_space;
-
 using memory::frame_size;
 using memory::kernel_stack_pages;
 using memory::kernel_buffer_pages;
diff --git a/src/kernel/memory_bootstrap.cpp b/src/kernel/memory_bootstrap.cpp
index 62262a7..b582c8e 100644
--- a/src/kernel/memory_bootstrap.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/memory_bootstrap.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "frame_allocator.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "log.h"
+#include "objects/process.h"
 #include "objects/vm_area.h"
 #include "page_manager.h"
 #include "vm_space.h"
@@ -38,9 +39,6 @@ page_manager &g_page_manager = __g_page_manager_storage.value;
 static kutil::no_construct<frame_allocator> __g_frame_allocator_storage;
 frame_allocator &g_frame_allocator = __g_frame_allocator_storage.value;
 
-static kutil::no_construct<vm_space> __g_kernel_space_storage;
-vm_space &g_kernel_space = __g_kernel_space_storage.value;
-
 void * operator new(size_t size)           { return g_kernel_heap.allocate(size); }
 void * operator new [] (size_t size)       { return g_kernel_heap.allocate(size); }
 void operator delete (void *p) noexcept    { return g_kernel_heap.free(p); }
@@ -111,7 +109,8 @@ memory_initialize_pre_ctors(args::header *kargs)
 	// Create the page manager
 	new (&g_page_manager) page_manager {g_frame_allocator, kpml4};
 
-	vm_space &vm = *new (&g_kernel_space) vm_space {kpml4};
+	process *kp = process::create_kernel_process(kpml4);
+	vm_space &vm = kp->space();
 	vm.allow(memory::heap_start, memory::kernel_max_heap, true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/objects/process.cpp b/src/kernel/objects/process.cpp
index 020779b..90546bb 100644
--- a/src/kernel/objects/process.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/objects/process.cpp
@@ -1,29 +1,48 @@
 #include "j6/signals.h"
 #include "kutil/assert.h"
+#include "kutil/no_construct.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "objects/process.h"
 #include "objects/thread.h"
 #include "page_manager.h"
 
+// This object is initialized _before_ global constructors are called,
+// so we don't want it to have a global constructor at all, lest it
+// overwrite the previous initialization.
+static kutil::no_construct<process> __g_kernel_process_storage;
+process &g_kernel_process = __g_kernel_process_storage.value;
+
+
 kutil::vector<process*> process::s_processes;
 
 process::process() :
-	kobject(kobject::type::process),
-	m_next_handle(0),
-	m_state(state::running)
+	kobject {kobject::type::process},
+	m_next_handle {0},
+	m_state {state::running}
 {
 	s_processes.append(this);
 }
 
+process::process(page_table *kpml4) :
+	kobject {kobject::type::process},
+	m_space {kpml4},
+	m_next_handle {0},
+	m_state {state::running}
+{
+}
+
 process::~process()
 {
 	s_processes.remove_swap(this);
 }
 
-process &
-process::current()
+process & process::current() { return *bsp_cpu_data.p; }
+process & process::kernel_process() { return g_kernel_process; }
+
+process *
+process::create_kernel_process(page_table *pml4)
 {
-	return *bsp_cpu_data.p;
+	return new (&g_kernel_process) process {pml4};
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/kernel/objects/process.h b/src/kernel/objects/process.h
index 064a0e9..0c00a9b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/objects/process.h
+++ b/src/kernel/objects/process.h
@@ -63,12 +63,19 @@ public:
 	/// \returns  True if this thread ending has ended the process
 	bool thread_exited(thread *th);
 
+	/// Get the process object that owns kernel threads and the
+	/// kernel address space
+	static process & kernel_process();
+
 	/// Create the special kernel process that owns kernel tasks
-	/// \arg pml4     The kernel-only pml4
-	/// \arg idle_rsp The idle thread's rsp
-	static process * create_kernel_process(page_table *pml4, uintptr_t idle_rsp);
+	/// \arg pml4 The kernel-only pml4
+	/// \returns  The kernel process object
+	static process * create_kernel_process(page_table *pml4);
 
 private:
+	// This constructor is called by create_kernel_process
+	process(page_table *kpml4);
+
 	uint32_t m_return_code;
 
 	vm_space m_space;
diff --git a/src/kernel/scheduler.cpp b/src/kernel/scheduler.cpp
index 61f2de1..e6c05f2 100644
--- a/src/kernel/scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/scheduler.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ scheduler::scheduler(lapic *apic) :
 	s_instance = this;
 
 	page_table *pml4 = page_manager::get_pml4();
-	process *kp = new process;
-	m_kernel_process = kp;
+	process *kp = &process::kernel_process();
 
 	log::debug(logs::task, "Kernel process koid %llx", kp->koid());
 
@@ -193,8 +192,7 @@ scheduler::load_process(const char *name, const void *data, size_t size)
 void
 scheduler::create_kernel_task(void (*task)(), uint8_t priority, bool constant)
 {
-	page_table *pml4 = page_manager::get()->get_kernel_pml4();
-	thread *th = m_kernel_process->create_thread(priority, false);
+	thread *th = process::kernel_process().create_thread(priority, false);
 	auto *tcb = th->tcb();
 
 	th->add_thunk_kernel(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(task));
diff --git a/src/kernel/vm_space.cpp b/src/kernel/vm_space.cpp
index 90d8d5b..556d9d1 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vm_space.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/vm_space.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "log.h"
+#include "objects/process.h"
 #include "objects/thread.h"
 #include "objects/vm_area.h"
 #include "page_manager.h"
@@ -52,8 +53,7 @@ vm_space::~vm_space()
 vm_space &
 vm_space::kernel_space()
 {
-	extern vm_space &g_kernel_space;
-	return g_kernel_space;
+	return process::kernel_process().space();
 }
 
 bool