diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index 1fb6ce6843ad..55ecd5ebac0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -289,4 +289,4 @@ static int __init blackhole_netdev_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-device_initcall(blackhole_netdev_init);
+subsys_initcall_sync(blackhole_netdev_init);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index f0efdc13baf4..a9b8b4b42a1a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -1217,4 +1217,4 @@ static int __init inet6_init(void)
 	proto_unregister(&tcpv6_prot);
 	goto out;
 }
-device_initcall(inet6_init);
+fs_initcall_sync(inet6_init);