diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index fceac955bfb8..e7e479c84233 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1435,12 +1435,11 @@ ctl_table random_table[] = {
 
 static u32 random_int_secret[MD5_MESSAGE_BYTES / 4] ____cacheline_aligned;
 
-static int __init random_int_secret_init(void)
+int random_int_secret_init(void)
 {
 	get_random_bytes(random_int_secret, sizeof(random_int_secret));
 	return 0;
 }
-late_initcall(random_int_secret_init);
 
 /*
  * Get a random word for internal kernel use only. Similar to urandom but
diff --git a/include/linux/random.h b/include/linux/random.h
index ac621ce886ca..7e58ad27b7ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/random.h
+++ b/include/linux/random.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq, int irq_flags);
 extern void get_random_bytes(void *buf, int nbytes);
 extern void get_random_bytes_arch(void *buf, int nbytes);
 void generate_random_uuid(unsigned char uuid_out[16]);
+extern int random_int_secret_init(void);
 
 #ifndef MODULE
 extern const struct file_operations random_fops, urandom_fops;
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 841e344d366e..cc545dff7806 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include <linux/random.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/bugs.h>
@@ -717,6 +718,7 @@ static void __init do_basic_setup(void)
 	init_irq_proc();
 	do_ctors();
 	do_initcalls();
+	random_int_secret_init();
 }
 
 static void __init do_pre_smp_initcalls(void)