diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 0842c8ca534b..cdf365036141 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -3323,4 +3323,4 @@ static int __init futex_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-__initcall(futex_init);
+core_initcall(futex_init);