diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c
index ac1f0c55f379..7b2fec86dead 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c
@@ -521,5 +521,4 @@ static __init int bts_init(void)
 
 	return perf_pmu_register(&bts_pmu, "intel_bts", -1);
 }
-
-module_init(bts_init);
+arch_initcall(bts_init);