diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
index 106fa01..affcc00 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 	class_destroy(hwmon_class);
 }
 
-module_init(hwmon_init);
+subsys_initcall(hwmon_init);
 module_exit(hwmon_exit);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hwmon_device_register);