diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/common/bus_watcher.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/common/bus_watcher.c
index 41a1d2242211..a4e55999ecb4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/common/bus_watcher.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/common/bus_watcher.c
@@ -250,4 +250,4 @@ int __init sibyte_bus_watcher(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-__initcall(sibyte_bus_watcher);
+device_initcall(sibyte_bus_watcher);