diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/gic_v3.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/gic_v3.c
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/gic_v3.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/gic_v3.c
@@ -1097,12 +1097,11 @@
 gic_v3_init_secondary(device_t dev)
 {
 	struct gic_v3_setup_periph_args pargs;
-	device_t child;
 	struct gic_v3_softc *sc;
 	gic_v3_initseq_t *init_func;
 	struct intr_irqsrc *isrc;
 	u_int cpu, irq;
-	int err, i;
+	int err;
 
 	sc = device_get_softc(dev);
 	cpu = PCPU_GET(cpuid);
@@ -1138,11 +1137,6 @@
 			gic_v3_enable_intr_periph(&pargs);
 		}
 	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < sc->gic_nchildren; i++) {
-		child = sc->gic_children[i];
-		PIC_INIT_SECONDARY(child);
-	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_intr.c b/sys/kern/subr_intr.c
--- a/sys/kern/subr_intr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_intr.c
@@ -1562,15 +1562,12 @@
 void
 intr_pic_init_secondary(void)
 {
+	struct intr_pic *pic;
 
-	/*
-	 * QQQ: Only root PIC is aware of other CPUs ???
-	 */
-	KASSERT(intr_irq_root_dev != NULL, ("%s: no root attached", __func__));
-
-	//mtx_lock(&isrc_table_lock);
-	PIC_INIT_SECONDARY(intr_irq_root_dev);
-	//mtx_unlock(&isrc_table_lock);
+	//mtx_lock(&pic_list_lock);
+	SLIST_FOREACH(pic, &pic_list, pic_next)
+		PIC_INIT_SECONDARY(pic->pic_dev);
+	//mtx_unlock(&pic_list_lock);
 }
 #endif