diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index 31a630ae0870efec120ec63cdb15464dc947682a..7c1c6fb96ea0f92ed9816c595d9cd43784b386d4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ static void __exit cdns_uart_exit(void)
 	uart_unregister_driver(&cdns_uart_uart_driver);
 }
 
-module_init(cdns_uart_init);
+arch_initcall(cdns_uart_init);
 module_exit(cdns_uart_exit);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Cadence UART");