diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
index 933e214c33e8..cae39d9dfe48 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
@@ -499,4 +499,4 @@ static int __init topology_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-__initcall(topology_init);
+subsys_initcall(topology_init);