diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index ec3d0802734d3e877a8bfc5da90c9a6f00b5de27..db71c45ea6f8c0e0eca72d54ea08ffa846baa176 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ static int __init audit_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-__initcall(audit_init);
+postcore_initcall(audit_init);
 
 /* Process kernel command-line parameter at boot time.  audit=0 or audit=1. */
 static int __init audit_enable(char *str)