diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 84fc32a2c8b3e8fc4dfed5be20cbea0921ee737e..5e1be4949d5fa8d4cfa4d802fa34a5ff71d4701b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -1253,5 +1253,5 @@ static void __exit ib_core_cleanup(void)
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_RDMA_NETLINK(RDMA_NL_LS, 4);
 
-module_init(ib_core_init);
+subsys_initcall(ib_core_init);
 module_exit(ib_core_cleanup);