diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c
index c21077d248af98f342a37219ecfa19b580e65c32..d9aa9a649e3587a015821611a7544387a95eb905 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int __init i2c_gpio_init(void)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-module_init(i2c_gpio_init);
+subsys_initcall(i2c_gpio_init);
 
 static void __exit i2c_gpio_exit(void)
 {