diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index cba19bfdc44d..da6fcf81ec2b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -290,4 +290,8 @@ fail_remove:
 		remove_proc_entry("misc", NULL);
 	return err;
 }
+#ifdef CONFIG_INITCALL_ASYNC
+arch_initcall_sync(misc_init);
+#else
 subsys_initcall(misc_init);
+#endif