diff --git a/sys/src/kern/amd64/dat.h b/sys/src/kern/amd64/dat.h
index 07250a3..99c8523 100644
--- a/sys/src/kern/amd64/dat.h
+++ b/sys/src/kern/amd64/dat.h
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ struct Mach
 	int		pfault;
 	int		cs;
 	int		syscall;
-	int		load;
 	int		intr;
 	int		mmuflush;	/* make current proc flush it's mmu state */
 	int		ilockdepth;
@@ -324,6 +323,8 @@ struct Sys
 	unsigned int	pipeqsize;	/* size in bytes of pipe queues */
 	int		nuart;		/* number of uart devices */
 
+	int		load;
+
 	char*		architecture;
 	uint64_t	ticks;
 	Mach*		machptr[MACHMAX];
diff --git a/sys/src/kern/port/devcons.c b/sys/src/kern/port/devcons.c
index e2ee72d..f2584b7 100644
--- a/sys/src/kern/port/devcons.c
+++ b/sys/src/kern/port/devcons.c
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ consread(Chan *c, void *buf, long n, int64_t off)
 			bp += NUMSIZE;
 			readnum(0, bp, NUMSIZE, mp->tlbpurge, NUMSIZE);
 			bp += NUMSIZE;
-			readnum(0, bp, NUMSIZE, mp->load, NUMSIZE);
+			readnum(0, bp, NUMSIZE, sys->load, NUMSIZE);
 			bp += NUMSIZE;
 			readnum(0, bp, NUMSIZE,
 				(mp->perf.avg_inidle*100)/mp->perf.period,
diff --git a/sys/src/kern/port/proc.c b/sys/src/kern/port/proc.c
index 57ea239..9ae53a8 100644
--- a/sys/src/kern/port/proc.c
+++ b/sys/src/kern/port/proc.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ reprioritize(Proc *p)
 {
 	int fairshare, n, load, ratio;
 
-	load = sys->machptr[0]->load;
+	load = sys->load;
 	if(load == 0)
 		return p->basepri;
 
@@ -1780,5 +1780,5 @@ accounttime(void)
 	n = nrun;
 	nrun = 0;
 	n = (nrdy+n)*1000;
-	m->load = (m->load*(HZ-1)+n)/HZ;
+	sys->load = (sys->load*(HZ-1)+n)/HZ;
 }