diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
index b72b7242125e..08d0c418c94a 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static void __exit sh_cmt_exit(void)
 }
 
 early_platform_init("earlytimer", &sh_cmt_device_driver);
-module_init(sh_cmt_init);
+subsys_initcall(sh_cmt_init);
 module_exit(sh_cmt_exit);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Magnus Damm");