diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 130d1a0..7e117a2 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@
 static void __init do_basic_setup(void)
 {
 	rcu_init_sched(); /* needed by module_init stage. */
+	init_workqueues();
 	usermodehelper_init();
 	driver_init();
 	init_irq_proc();
@@ -851,8 +852,6 @@
 
 	cad_pid = task_pid(current);
 
-	init_workqueues();
-
 	smp_prepare_cpus(setup_max_cpus);
 
 	do_pre_smp_initcalls();