diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index b346a687ab593a89834270e64b91f2b8b1c4c66f..f5201083bdc5c0bfde455a7365f929a18585326e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ static void __exit i2c_exit(void)
 	bus_unregister(&i2c_bus_type);
 }
 
-subsys_initcall(i2c_init);
+postcore_initcall(i2c_init);
 module_exit(i2c_exit);
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------