diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index edc4beae4df..9bbeda0b7b9 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -2902,4 +2902,4 @@ static int __init futex_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-__initcall(futex_init);
+core_initcall(futex_init);