diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/check.c b/arch/x86/kernel/check.c
index 83a7995625a6de35c293537c7e78c3a0ba6a1a63..f40cfd12ba66d750443e480dab1baa7c4be5e1ef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/check.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/check.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
@@ -162,6 +162,5 @@ static int start_periodic_check_for_corruption(void)
 	schedule_delayed_work(&bios_check_work, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
-
-module_init(start_periodic_check_for_corruption);
+device_initcall(start_periodic_check_for_corruption);