diff --git a/include/kunit/test.h b/include/kunit/test.h
index d2d261f58259..7ea24466e49c 100644
--- a/include/kunit/test.h
+++ b/include/kunit/test.h
@@ -237,6 +237,15 @@ int __kunit_test_suites_init(struct kunit_suite * const * const suites);
 
 void __kunit_test_suites_exit(struct kunit_suite **suites);
 
+#if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_KUNIT)
+int kunit_run_all_tests(void);
+#else
+static inline int kunit_run_all_tests(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_KUNIT) */
+
 /**
  * kunit_test_suites() - used to register one or more &struct kunit_suite
  *			 with KUnit.
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index ae78fb68d231..232c8df465ee 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/initcall.h>
 
+#include <kunit/test.h>
+
 static int kernel_init(void *);
 
 extern void init_IRQ(void);
@@ -1511,6 +1513,8 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 
 	do_basic_setup();
 
+	kunit_run_all_tests();
+
 	console_on_rootfs();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/lib/kunit/executor.c b/lib/kunit/executor.c
index 7015e7328dce..4aab7f70a88c 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/executor.c
+++ b/lib/kunit/executor.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ extern struct kunit_suite * const * const __kunit_suites_end[];
 
 #if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_KUNIT)
 
-static int kunit_run_all_tests(void)
+int kunit_run_all_tests(void)
 {
 	struct kunit_suite * const * const *suites;
 
@@ -23,6 +23,4 @@ static int kunit_run_all_tests(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-late_initcall(kunit_run_all_tests);
-
 #endif /* IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_KUNIT) */