diff --git a/src/arch/aarch64/mm/mod.rs b/src/arch/aarch64/mm/mod.rs
index e797888e27..b7460ec27e 100644
--- a/src/arch/aarch64/mm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/arch/aarch64/mm/mod.rs
@@ -1,15 +1 @@
 pub mod paging;
-
-use crate::mm::{FrameAlloc, PageAlloc, PageRangeAllocator};
-
-pub unsafe fn init() {
-	unsafe {
-		paging::init();
-	}
-	unsafe {
-		FrameAlloc::init();
-	}
-	unsafe {
-		PageAlloc::init();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/arch/mod.rs b/src/arch/mod.rs
index 7a672be4e4..02e742a58f 100644
--- a/src/arch/mod.rs
+++ b/src/arch/mod.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
 		};
 		pub use self::x86_64::mm::paging::{BasePageSize, PageSize};
 		#[cfg(feature = "common-os")]
-		pub use self::x86_64::mm::create_new_root_page_table;
+		pub use self::x86_64::mm::paging::create_new_root_page_table;
 		#[cfg(feature = "common-os")]
 		pub use self::x86_64::kernel::{load_application, jump_to_user_land};
 	} else if #[cfg(target_arch = "riscv64")] {
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv64/mm/mod.rs b/src/arch/riscv64/mm/mod.rs
index d55d4f6667..b7460ec27e 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv64/mm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/arch/riscv64/mm/mod.rs
@@ -1,15 +1 @@
 pub mod paging;
-
-use crate::mm::{FrameAlloc, PageAlloc, PageRangeAllocator};
-
-pub unsafe fn init() {
-	unsafe {
-		FrameAlloc::init();
-	}
-	unsafe {
-		PageAlloc::init();
-	}
-	unsafe {
-		self::paging::enable_page_table();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/mm/mod.rs b/src/arch/x86_64/mm/mod.rs
index f8bd316587..de4a78a7f8 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/mm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/mm/mod.rs
@@ -1,79 +1 @@
 pub(crate) mod paging;
-
-use memory_addresses::arch::x86_64::{PhysAddr, VirtAddr};
-#[cfg(feature = "common-os")]
-use x86_64::structures::paging::{PageSize, Size4KiB as BasePageSize};
-
-#[cfg(feature = "common-os")]
-use crate::arch::mm::paging::{PageTableEntryFlags, PageTableEntryFlagsExt};
-use crate::mm::{FrameAlloc, PageAlloc, PageRangeAllocator};
-
-#[cfg(feature = "common-os")]
-pub fn create_new_root_page_table() -> usize {
-	use free_list::PageLayout;
-	use x86_64::registers::control::Cr3;
-
-	use crate::mm::{FrameAlloc, PageBox, PageRangeAllocator};
-
-	let layout = PageLayout::from_size(BasePageSize::SIZE as usize).unwrap();
-	let frame_range = FrameAlloc::allocate(layout).unwrap();
-	let physaddr = PhysAddr::from(frame_range.start());
-
-	let layout = PageLayout::from_size(2 * BasePageSize::SIZE as usize).unwrap();
-	let page_range = PageBox::new(layout).unwrap();
-	let virtaddr = VirtAddr::from(page_range.start());
-	let mut flags = PageTableEntryFlags::empty();
-	flags.normal().writable();
-
-	let entry: u64 = unsafe {
-		let (frame, _flags) = Cr3::read();
-		paging::map::<BasePageSize>(virtaddr, frame.start_address().into(), 1, flags);
-		let entry: &u64 = &*virtaddr.as_ptr();
-
-		*entry
-	};
-
-	let slice_addr = virtaddr + BasePageSize::SIZE;
-	paging::map::<BasePageSize>(slice_addr, physaddr, 1, flags);
-
-	unsafe {
-		let pml4 = core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(slice_addr.as_mut_ptr(), 512);
-
-		// clear PML4
-		for elem in pml4.iter_mut() {
-			*elem = 0;
-		}
-
-		// copy first element and the self reference
-		pml4[0] = entry;
-		// create self reference
-		pml4[511] = physaddr.as_u64() + 0x3; // PG_PRESENT | PG_RW
-	};
-
-	paging::unmap::<BasePageSize>(virtaddr, 2);
-
-	physaddr.as_usize()
-}
-
-pub unsafe fn init() {
-	paging::init();
-	unsafe {
-		FrameAlloc::init();
-	}
-	unsafe {
-		paging::log_page_tables();
-	}
-	unsafe {
-		PageAlloc::init();
-	}
-
-	#[cfg(feature = "common-os")]
-	{
-		use x86_64::registers::control::Cr3;
-
-		let (frame, _flags) = Cr3::read();
-		crate::scheduler::BOOT_ROOT_PAGE_TABLE
-			.set(frame.start_address().as_u64().try_into().unwrap())
-			.unwrap();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/mm/paging.rs b/src/arch/x86_64/mm/paging.rs
index 96d1e50469..6916754b9d 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/mm/paging.rs
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/mm/paging.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use core::fmt::Debug;
 use core::ptr;
 
 use free_list::PageLayout;
+use memory_addresses::arch::x86_64::{PhysAddr, VirtAddr};
 use x86_64::registers::control::{Cr0, Cr0Flags, Cr2, Cr3};
 #[cfg(feature = "common-os")]
 use x86_64::registers::segmentation::SegmentSelector;
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ use x86_64::structures::paging::{
 };
 
 use crate::arch::x86_64::kernel::processor;
-use crate::arch::x86_64::mm::{PhysAddr, VirtAddr};
 use crate::mm::{FrameAlloc, PageRangeAllocator};
 use crate::{env, scheduler};
 
@@ -309,11 +309,21 @@ pub(crate) extern "x86-interrupt" fn page_fault_handler(
 	scheduler::abort();
 }
 
-pub fn init() {
+pub unsafe fn init() {
 	unsafe {
 		log_page_tables();
 	}
 	make_p4_writable();
+
+	#[cfg(feature = "common-os")]
+	{
+		use x86_64::registers::control::Cr3;
+
+		let (frame, _flags) = Cr3::read();
+		crate::scheduler::BOOT_ROOT_PAGE_TABLE
+			.set(frame.start_address().as_u64().try_into().unwrap())
+			.unwrap();
+	}
 }
 
 fn make_p4_writable() {
@@ -362,6 +372,54 @@ fn make_p4_writable() {
 	unsafe { without_protect(make_writable) }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "common-os")]
+pub fn create_new_root_page_table() -> usize {
+	use free_list::PageLayout;
+	use x86_64::registers::control::Cr3;
+	use x86_64::structures::paging::{PageSize, Size4KiB as BasePageSize};
+
+	use crate::mm::{FrameAlloc, PageBox, PageRangeAllocator};
+
+	let layout = PageLayout::from_size(BasePageSize::SIZE as usize).unwrap();
+	let frame_range = FrameAlloc::allocate(layout).unwrap();
+	let physaddr = PhysAddr::from(frame_range.start());
+
+	let layout = PageLayout::from_size(2 * BasePageSize::SIZE as usize).unwrap();
+	let page_range = PageBox::new(layout).unwrap();
+	let virtaddr = VirtAddr::from(page_range.start());
+	let mut flags = PageTableEntryFlags::empty();
+	flags.normal().writable();
+
+	let entry: u64 = unsafe {
+		let (frame, _flags) = Cr3::read();
+		map::<BasePageSize>(virtaddr, frame.start_address().into(), 1, flags);
+		let entry: &u64 = &*virtaddr.as_ptr();
+
+		*entry
+	};
+
+	let slice_addr = virtaddr + BasePageSize::SIZE;
+	map::<BasePageSize>(slice_addr, physaddr, 1, flags);
+
+	unsafe {
+		let pml4 = core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(slice_addr.as_mut_ptr(), 512);
+
+		// clear PML4
+		for elem in pml4.iter_mut() {
+			*elem = 0;
+		}
+
+		// copy first element and the self reference
+		pml4[0] = entry;
+		// create self reference
+		pml4[511] = physaddr.as_u64() + 0x3; // PG_PRESENT | PG_RW
+	};
+
+	unmap::<BasePageSize>(virtaddr, 2);
+
+	physaddr.as_usize()
+}
+
 pub unsafe fn log_page_tables() {
 	use log::Level;
 
diff --git a/src/mm/mod.rs b/src/mm/mod.rs
index c1af654508..6df431c2fd 100644
--- a/src/mm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mm/mod.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,21 @@ pub(crate) fn init() {
 	Lazy::force(&KERNEL_ADDR_RANGE);
 
 	unsafe {
-		arch::mm::init();
+		arch::mm::paging::init();
+	}
+	unsafe {
+		FrameAlloc::init();
+	}
+	#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+	unsafe {
+		arch::mm::paging::log_page_tables();
+	}
+	unsafe {
+		PageAlloc::init();
+	}
+	#[cfg(target_arch = "riscv64")]
+	unsafe {
+		arch::mm::paging::enable_page_table();
 	}
 
 	let total_mem = physicalmem::total_memory_size();