diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index cc1e5ae35dfb..74d792dd2977 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ static int __init topology_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-subsys_initcall(topology_init);
+postcore_initcall(topology_init);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_PROC_CPU
 static int __init proc_cpu_init(void)