diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
index 39d3aa41adda..f56c8ba3a861 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ static int __init rpmsg_init(void)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-module_init(rpmsg_init);
+subsys_initcall(rpmsg_init);
 
 static void __exit rpmsg_fini(void)
 {