diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vdso.c
index 6c6ee94378d5..e5cdfd603f8f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int __init init_vdso(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-device_initcall(init_vdso);
+subsys_initcall(init_vdso);
 
 static unsigned long vdso_addr(unsigned long start)
 {