diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 18f8f0140fa0351691b45f1152e64ee1b10e3f24..e198e2fe86cb0d3b13c4d7570561574f3b8b686e 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1134,7 +1134,6 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 	init_mm_internals();
 
 	do_pre_smp_initcalls();
-	lockup_detector_init();
 
 	smp_init();
 	sched_init_smp();
@@ -1143,6 +1142,8 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 
 	do_basic_setup();
 
+	lockup_detector_init();
+
 	/* Open the /dev/console on the rootfs, this should never fail */
 	if (ksys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
 		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");