diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 7d4025d..95dd940 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -504,6 +504,8 @@ void __init __weak thread_stack_cache_init(void)
 
 void __init __weak mem_encrypt_init(void) { }
 
+void __init __weak poking_init(void) { }
+
 bool initcall_debug;
 core_param(initcall_debug, initcall_debug, bool, 0644);
 
@@ -737,6 +739,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 	taskstats_init_early();
 	delayacct_init();
 
+	poking_init();
 	check_bugs();
 
 	acpi_subsystem_init();