diff --git a/drivers/ssb/main.c b/drivers/ssb/main.c
index c12a741b5574d21681d5ff5f2c89014675dff010..fc1d589dc675042d44f187ae289ec217b39ef3dd 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/main.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/main.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,10 @@ static int __init ssb_modinit(void)
 
 	return err;
 }
-subsys_initcall(ssb_modinit);
+/* ssb must be initialized after PCI but before the ssb drivers.
+ * That means we must use some initcall between subsys_initcall
+ * and device_initcall. */
+fs_initcall(ssb_modinit);
 
 static void __exit ssb_modexit(void)
 {