diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 60ad606dc85f..4451aa3a55a0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -2868,7 +2868,7 @@ static int __init ftrace_mod_cmd_init(void)
 {
 	return register_ftrace_command(&ftrace_mod_cmd);
 }
-device_initcall(ftrace_mod_cmd_init);
+core_initcall(ftrace_mod_cmd_init);
 
 static void function_trace_probe_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 				      struct ftrace_ops *op, struct pt_regs *pt_regs)
@@ -4055,7 +4055,7 @@ static int __init ftrace_nodyn_init(void)
 	ftrace_enabled = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
-device_initcall(ftrace_nodyn_init);
+core_initcall(ftrace_nodyn_init);
 
 static inline int ftrace_init_dyn_debugfs(struct dentry *d_tracer) { return 0; }
 static inline void ftrace_startup_enable(int command) { }
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_branch.c b/kernel/trace/trace_branch.c
index 8d3538b4ea5f..bd3e0eef4eaa 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_branch.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_branch.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ __init static int init_branch_tracer(void)
 	}
 	return register_tracer(&branch_trace);
 }
-device_initcall(init_branch_tracer);
+core_initcall(init_branch_tracer);
 
 #else
 static inline
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
index 618dcf8bdb87..bb227e380cb5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
@@ -411,5 +411,4 @@ static __init int init_function_trace(void)
 	init_func_cmd_traceon();
 	return register_tracer(&function_trace);
 }
-device_initcall(init_function_trace);
-
+core_initcall(init_function_trace);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
index 99b4378393d5..a84b55879bc4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
@@ -1474,4 +1474,4 @@ static __init int init_graph_trace(void)
 	return register_tracer(&graph_trace);
 }
 
-device_initcall(init_graph_trace);
+core_initcall(init_graph_trace);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
index d98ee8283b29..11edebda4548 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
@@ -698,4 +698,4 @@ __init static int init_irqsoff_tracer(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-device_initcall(init_irqsoff_tracer);
+core_initcall(init_irqsoff_tracer);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
index 02170c00c413..2f6af7833694 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
@@ -637,4 +637,4 @@ __init static int init_wakeup_tracer(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-device_initcall(init_wakeup_tracer);
+core_initcall(init_wakeup_tracer);