diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index ace01994f5..aaeaf31de2 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2007-05-11	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* rtems/src/region.c, sapi/src/exinit.c: Now that the Region is
+	an optional manager, we cannot depend on it do initialize the
+	internal Allocator Mutex.  This was always a questionable place to
+	do it, so this is a cleanup.
+
 2007-05-11	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* libmisc/cpuuse/cpuuse.c, libmisc/stackchk/check.c,
diff --git a/cpukit/rtems/src/region.c b/cpukit/rtems/src/region.c
index f8e9de5e6e..f95d109049 100644
--- a/cpukit/rtems/src/region.c
+++ b/cpukit/rtems/src/region.c
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ void _Region_Manager_initialization(
   uint32_t   maximum_regions
 )
 {
-  /* XXX move me */
-  _API_Mutex_Initialization( 1 );
-  _API_Mutex_Allocate( _RTEMS_Allocator_Mutex );
-
   _Objects_Initialize_information(
     &_Region_Information,      /* object information table */
     OBJECTS_CLASSIC_API,       /* object API */
diff --git a/cpukit/sapi/src/exinit.c b/cpukit/sapi/src/exinit.c
index 109826a132..ec3c8fe232 100644
--- a/cpukit/sapi/src/exinit.c
+++ b/cpukit/sapi/src/exinit.c
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ rtems_interrupt_level rtems_initialize_executive_early(
 
   _Objects_Information_table[OBJECTS_INTERNAL_API] = _Internal_Objects;
 
+  /*
+   * Initialize the internal allocator Mutex
+   */
+  _API_Mutex_Initialization( 1 );
+  _API_Mutex_Allocate( _RTEMS_Allocator_Mutex );
+
   _Priority_Handler_initialization();
 
   _Watchdog_Handler_initialization();