diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/srmcons.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/srmcons.c
index 6f01d9ad7b814700d8bd56094b13d3af3474cc11..72b59511e59aa350cc58d568cf896edba4f53602 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/srmcons.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/srmcons.c
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ srmcons_init(void)
 
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
-
-module_init(srmcons_init);
+device_initcall(srmcons_init);
 
 
 /*