diff --git a/src/core/nginx.c b/src/core/nginx.c
index 83b088ba8..2de666aa7 100644
--- a/src/core/nginx.c
+++ b/src/core/nginx.c
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
+    /* ngx_crc32_init() requires ngx_cacheline_size set in ngx_os_init() */
+
+    if (ngx_crc32_init() != NGX_OK) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     if (ngx_add_inherited_sockets(&init_cycle) != NGX_OK) {
         return 1;
     }
@@ -283,10 +289,6 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 
     ngx_os_status(cycle->log);
 
-    if (ngx_crc32_init(cycle->pool) != NGX_OK) {
-        return 1;
-    }
-
     ngx_cycle = cycle;
 
     ccf = (ngx_core_conf_t *) ngx_get_conf(cycle->conf_ctx, ngx_core_module);
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_crc32.c b/src/core/ngx_crc32.c
index ac375b06f..4ad8ff3a4 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_crc32.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_crc32.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ uint32_t *ngx_crc32_table_short = ngx_crc32_table16;
 
 
 ngx_int_t
-ngx_crc32_init(ngx_pool_t *pool)
+ngx_crc32_init(void)
 {
     void  *p;
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ ngx_crc32_init(ngx_pool_t *pool)
         return NGX_OK;
     }
 
-    p = ngx_palloc(pool, 16 * sizeof(uint32_t) + ngx_cacheline_size);
+    p = ngx_alloc(16 * sizeof(uint32_t) + ngx_cacheline_size, ngx_cycle->log);
     if (p == NULL) {
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_crc32.h b/src/core/ngx_crc32.h
index 7c1827933..7d5279d36 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_crc32.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_crc32.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ngx_crc32_long(u_char *p, size_t len)
 }
 
 
-ngx_int_t ngx_crc32_init(ngx_pool_t *pool);
+ngx_int_t ngx_crc32_init(void);
 
 
 #endif /* _NGX_CRC32_H_INCLUDED_ */