diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
index a36e83a0c913..6b8e7f3faba0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
@@ -5312,7 +5312,11 @@ err_did_platform_register:
 
 	return err;
 }
+#ifdef CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_THUNDER_BOOT
+rootfs_initcall(panel_simple_init);
+#else
 module_init(panel_simple_init);
+#endif
 
 static void __exit panel_simple_exit(void)
 {