diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pxa.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pxa.c
index 9cc108d2b770..8325f580c0f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pxa.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pxa.c
@@ -642,7 +642,12 @@ static struct platform_driver pxa_gpio_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(pxa_gpio_dt_ids),
 	},
 };
-module_platform_driver(pxa_gpio_driver);
+
+static int __init pxa_gpio_init(void)
+{
+	return platform_driver_register(&pxa_gpio_driver);
+}
+postcore_initcall(pxa_gpio_init);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 static int pxa_gpio_suspend(void)