diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index dc206f1f914f..0a277453526b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ static int __init inet_init(void)
 	goto out;
 }
 
-module_init(inet_init);
+fs_initcall(inet_init);
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */