diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 3871998059de..78e71b0390be 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -3644,27 +3644,14 @@ void regulatory_propagate_dfs_state(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	}
 }
 
-int __init regulatory_init(void)
+static int __init regulatory_init_db(void)
 {
-	int err = 0;
+	int err;
 
 	err = load_builtin_regdb_keys();
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	reg_pdev = platform_device_register_simple("regulatory", 0, NULL, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(reg_pdev))
-		return PTR_ERR(reg_pdev);
-
-	spin_lock_init(&reg_requests_lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&reg_pending_beacons_lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&reg_indoor_lock);
-
-	rcu_assign_pointer(cfg80211_regdomain, cfg80211_world_regdom);
-
-	user_alpha2[0] = '9';
-	user_alpha2[1] = '7';
-
 	/* We always try to get an update for the static regdomain */
 	err = regulatory_hint_core(cfg80211_world_regdom->alpha2);
 	if (err) {
@@ -3692,6 +3679,31 @@ int __init regulatory_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#ifndef MODULE
+late_initcall(regulatory_init_db);
+#endif
+
+int __init regulatory_init(void)
+{
+	reg_pdev = platform_device_register_simple("regulatory", 0, NULL, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(reg_pdev))
+		return PTR_ERR(reg_pdev);
+
+	spin_lock_init(&reg_requests_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&reg_pending_beacons_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&reg_indoor_lock);
+
+	rcu_assign_pointer(cfg80211_regdomain, cfg80211_world_regdom);
+
+	user_alpha2[0] = '9';
+	user_alpha2[1] = '7';
+
+#ifdef MODULE
+	return regulatory_init_db();
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
 
 void regulatory_exit(void)
 {