diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 4d565d7c8016..b70bd3ba3388 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static int __init init_zero_pfn(void)
 	zero_pfn = page_to_pfn(ZERO_PAGE(0));
 	return 0;
 }
-core_initcall(init_zero_pfn);
+early_initcall(init_zero_pfn);
 
 void mm_trace_rss_stat(struct mm_struct *mm, int member, long count)
 {