diff --git a/src/vlib/threads.c b/src/vlib/threads.c
index 7c796f5..499a626 100644
--- a/src/vlib/threads.c
+++ b/src/vlib/threads.c
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@
   u32 n_vlib_mains = tm->n_vlib_mains;
   u32 worker_thread_index;
   clib_mem_heap_t *main_heap = clib_mem_get_per_cpu_heap ();
+  vlib_stats_register_mem_heap (main_heap);
 
   vec_reset_length (vlib_worker_threads);