diff --git a/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_glue.c b/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_glue.c
index 2bfc8a7c88c1..dccad38b59a8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_glue.c
+++ b/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_glue.c
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ static void __exit aesni_exit(void)
 	crypto_fpu_exit();
 }
 
-module_init(aesni_init);
+late_initcall(aesni_init);
 module_exit(aesni_exit);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Rijndael (AES) Cipher Algorithm, Intel AES-NI instructions optimized");