diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index a8fd0c3e59b3..915a55a6cc14 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5957,7 +5957,7 @@ static void __exit ata_exit(void)
 	destroy_workqueue(ata_aux_wq);
 }
 
-module_init(ata_init);
+subsys_initcall(ata_init);
 module_exit(ata_exit);
 
 static unsigned long ratelimit_time;