diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
index 1b342a3842c824158b424141636a7df368b3c787..1fdd5d804b5b6377aa2acc436c61ba74ec3b4f74 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static int __init gpio_mxc_init(void)
 {
 	return platform_driver_register(&mxc_gpio_driver);
 }
-postcore_initcall(gpio_mxc_init);
+subsys_initcall(gpio_mxc_init);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Freescale Semiconductor, "
 	      "Daniel Mack <danielncaiaq.de>, "