diff --git a/arch/arm/src/common/arm_initialize.c b/arch/arm/src/common/arm_initialize.c
index cda1d3cd19..13d99269f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/common/arm_initialize.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/common/arm_initialize.c
@@ -57,18 +57,15 @@ volatile uint32_t *g_current_regs[CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS];
 static inline void arm_color_intstack(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-  uint32_t *ptr = (uint32_t *)arm_intstack_alloc(up_cpu_index());
-#else
-  uint32_t *ptr = (uint32_t *)g_intstackalloc;
-#endif
-  ssize_t size;
+  int cpu;
 
-  for (size = ((CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK & ~3) * CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS);
-       size > 0;
-       size -= sizeof(uint32_t))
+  for (cpu = 0; cpu < CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS; cpu++)
     {
-      *ptr++ = INTSTACK_COLOR;
+      arm_stack_color((void *)arm_intstack_alloc(cpu), INTSTACK_SIZE);
     }
+#else
+  arm_stack_color((void *)g_intstackalloc, INTSTACK_SIZE);
+#endif
 }
 #else
 #  define arm_color_intstack()
diff --git a/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_initialize.c b/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_initialize.c
index 72c5346fff..0502d7872d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_initialize.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_initialize.c
@@ -137,11 +137,15 @@ uintptr_t arm64_intstack_top(int cpu)
 static void up_color_intstack(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-  void *ptr = (void *)g_interrupt_stacks[up_cpu_index()];
+  int cpu;
+
+  for (cpu = 0; cpu < CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS; cpu++)
+    {
+      arm64_stack_color((void *)arm64_intstack_alloc(cpu), INTSTACK_SIZE);
+    }
 #else
-  void *ptr = (void *)g_interrupt_stack;
+  arm64_stack_color((void *)g_interrupt_stack, INTSTACK_SIZE);
 #endif
-  arm64_stack_color(ptr, INTSTACK_SIZE);
 }
 #else
 #  define up_color_intstack()
diff --git a/arch/sparc/src/common/sparc_initialize.c b/arch/sparc/src/common/sparc_initialize.c
index e20b6315ab..6189670653 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/src/common/sparc_initialize.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/src/common/sparc_initialize.c
@@ -103,14 +103,11 @@ volatile uint32_t *g_current_regs[CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS];
 #if defined(CONFIG_STACK_COLORATION) && CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK > 7
 static inline void up_color_intstack(void)
 {
-  uint32_t *ptr = (uint32_t *)sparc_intstack_alloc(up_cpu_index());
-  ssize_t size;
+  int cpu;
 
-  for (size = ((CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK & ~7) * CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS);
-       size > 0;
-       size -= sizeof(uint32_t))
+  for (cpu = 0; cpu < CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS; cpu++)
     {
-      *ptr++ = INTSTACK_COLOR;
+      sparc_stack_color((void *)sparc_intstack_alloc(cpu), INTSTACK_SIZE);
     }
 }
 #else
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_initialize.c b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_initialize.c
index 7635121c9e..981f8af593 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_initialize.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_initialize.c
@@ -61,17 +61,15 @@ volatile uint32_t *g_current_regs[CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS];
 static inline void xtensa_color_intstack(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-  uint32_t *ptr = (uint32_t *)xtensa_intstack_alloc(up_cpu_index());
-#else
-  uint32_t *ptr = (uint32_t *)g_intstackalloc;
-#endif
-  ssize_t size;
+  int cpu;
 
-  for (size = INTSTACK_SIZE * CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS;
-       size > 0; size -= sizeof(uint32_t))
+  for (cpu = 0; cpu < CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS; cpu++)
     {
-      *ptr++ = INTSTACK_COLOR;
+      xtensa_stack_color((void *)xtensa_intstack_alloc(cpu), INTSTACK_SIZE);
     }
+#else
+  xtensa_stack_color((void *)g_intstackalloc, INTSTACK_SIZE);
+#endif
 }
 #else
 #  define xtensa_color_intstack()