diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
index 52245dbfae31..28d957860dda 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
@@ -1250,5 +1250,9 @@ static void __exit nf_conntrack_standalone_fini(void)
 	nf_conntrack_cleanup_end();
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INITCALL_ASYNC
+rootfs_initcall(nf_conntrack_standalone_init);
+#else
 module_init(nf_conntrack_standalone_init);
+#endif
 module_exit(nf_conntrack_standalone_fini);