diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 9d8163afd87c..9d251dc3ec40 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -3199,4 +3199,4 @@ static int __init futex_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-__initcall(futex_init);
+core_initcall(futex_init);