diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
index 5244c4724df7a558e0e84459c7f5c89dacb29ef2..4ba589ab8614050d65ec1f45d918899a36e3ac0b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static int __init dw_i2c_init_driver(void)
 {
 	return platform_driver_probe(&dw_i2c_driver, dw_i2c_probe);
 }
-module_init(dw_i2c_init_driver);
+subsys_initcall(dw_i2c_init_driver);
 
 static void __exit dw_i2c_exit_driver(void)
 {