diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 17c5e06..532ae92 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -2266,5 +2266,5 @@ static void __exit ip_tables_fini(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipt_register_table);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipt_unregister_table);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipt_do_table);
-module_init(ip_tables_init);
+core_initcall(ip_tables_init);
 module_exit(ip_tables_fini);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 125a90d..5dc3c7e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -2275,5 +2275,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip6t_register_table);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip6t_unregister_table);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip6t_do_table);
 
-module_init(ip6_tables_init);
+core_initcall(ip6_tables_init);
 module_exit(ip6_tables_fini);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 8d987c3..afcea11 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -1390,6 +1390,6 @@ static void __exit xt_fini(void)
 	kfree(xt);
 }
 
-module_init(xt_init);
+core_initcall(xt_init);
 module_exit(xt_fini);