diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 63d432d0ebc0..f406655d6653 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static int __init param_sysfs_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-__initcall(param_sysfs_init);
+subsys_initcall(param_sysfs_init);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_byte);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_byte);