diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c
index bca8d1f47fd2..3282defe14d4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c
@@ -180,4 +180,4 @@ static int __init cpufreq_dt_platdev_init(void)
 			       -1, data,
 			       sizeof(struct cpufreq_dt_platform_data)));
 }
-device_initcall(cpufreq_dt_platdev_init);
+core_initcall(cpufreq_dt_platdev_init);