diff --git a/drivers/net/fsl_pq_mdio.c b/drivers/net/fsl_pq_mdio.c
index b01daa1e3adf..d12e0e0336f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fsl_pq_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fsl_pq_mdio.c
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@ int __init fsl_pq_mdio_init(void)
 {
 	return of_register_platform_driver(&fsl_pq_mdio_driver);
 }
+module_init(fsl_pq_mdio_init);
 
 void fsl_pq_mdio_exit(void)
 {
 	of_unregister_platform_driver(&fsl_pq_mdio_driver);
 }
-subsys_initcall_sync(fsl_pq_mdio_init);
 module_exit(fsl_pq_mdio_exit);