diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c
index 8297e004dc26f233c545d34dad70e6c2ab474b36..2056878fb087d6d3bc3bf6564220065f30322283 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c
@@ -238,10 +238,12 @@ static struct ArcProto capmode_proto = {
 	.ack_tx		= ack_tx
 };
 
-static void arcnet_cap_init(void)
+static int __init capmode_module_init(void)
 {
 	int count;
 
+	pr_info("cap mode (`c') encapsulation support loaded\n");
+
 	for (count = 1; count <= 8; count++)
 		if (arc_proto_map[count] == arc_proto_default)
 			arc_proto_map[count] = &capmode_proto;
@@ -252,12 +254,7 @@ static void arcnet_cap_init(void)
 
 	arc_proto_default = &capmode_proto;
 	arc_raw_proto = &capmode_proto;
-}
 
-static int __init capmode_module_init(void)
-{
-	pr_info("%s\n", "cap mode (`c') encapsulation support loaded");
-	arcnet_cap_init();
 	return 0;
 }