diff --git a/src/vlib/threads.c b/src/vlib/threads.c
index a827e35..8a06887 100644
--- a/src/vlib/threads.c
+++ b/src/vlib/threads.c
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@
   w->thread_id = pthread_self ();
   tm->n_vlib_mains = 1;
 
+  vlib_get_thread_core_numa (w, w->cpu_id);
+
   if (tm->sched_policy != ~0)
     {
       struct sched_param sched_param;