diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/amd-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/amd-rng.c
index 71e4e0f3fd5..556fd81fa81 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/amd-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/amd-rng.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void __exit mod_exit(void)
 	hwrng_unregister(&amd_rng);
 }
 
-subsys_initcall(mod_init);
+module_init(mod_init);
 module_exit(mod_exit);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("The Linux Kernel team");
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/geode-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/geode-rng.c
index d37ced0d132..8e8658dcd2e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/geode-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/geode-rng.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void __exit mod_exit(void)
 	iounmap(mem);
 }
 
-subsys_initcall(mod_init);
+module_init(mod_init);
 module_exit(mod_exit);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("H/W RNG driver for AMD Geode LX CPUs");
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.c
index 154ce3e6b3c..f22e78e3c70 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static void __exit mod_exit(void)
 	iounmap(mem);
 }
 
-subsys_initcall(mod_init);
+module_init(mod_init);
 module_exit(mod_exit);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("H/W RNG driver for Intel chipsets");
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/ixp4xx-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/ixp4xx-rng.c
index c9caff57db8..bab43ca32ac 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/ixp4xx-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/ixp4xx-rng.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void __exit ixp4xx_rng_exit(void)
 	iounmap(rng_base);
 }
 
-subsys_initcall(ixp4xx_rng_init);
+module_init(ixp4xx_rng_init);
 module_exit(ixp4xx_rng_exit);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Deepak Saxena <dsaxena@plexity.net>");
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.c
index 0e786b617bb..9ebf84d1865 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static void __exit mod_exit(void)
 	hwrng_unregister(&via_rng);
 }
 
-subsys_initcall(mod_init);
+module_init(mod_init);
 module_exit(mod_exit);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("H/W RNG driver for VIA chipsets");