diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c
index f54dab8..a398ecd 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mem.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mem.c
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@
 			      NULL, devlist[minor].name);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return tty_init();
 }
 
 fs_initcall(chr_dev_init);