diff --git a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c
index 81603d99082b..bedb361746a0 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -587,6 +586,6 @@ static int __init pnpbios_thread_init(void)
 }
 
 /* Start the kernel thread later: */
-module_init(pnpbios_thread_init);
+device_initcall(pnpbios_thread_init);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pnpbios_protocol);