diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
index bd182145bc2c..d17ab37d3f64 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ static int __init bfin_spi_init(void)
 {
 	return platform_driver_probe(&bfin_spi_driver, bfin_spi_probe);
 }
-module_init(bfin_spi_init);
+subsys_initcall(bfin_spi_init);
 
 static void __exit bfin_spi_exit(void)
 {