diff --git a/net/atm/common.c b/net/atm/common.c
index fbabff49446830b45053103615095a44e0486c7d..a2878e92c3abd903d734c48349aacc173e8b6bee 100644
--- a/net/atm/common.c
+++ b/net/atm/common.c
@@ -816,7 +816,8 @@ static void __exit atm_exit(void)
 	proto_unregister(&vcc_proto);
 }
 
-module_init(atm_init);
+subsys_initcall(atm_init);
+
 module_exit(atm_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");