diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 800a0da..7068706 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@
 		local_irq_disable();
 	idr_init_cache();
 	rcu_init();
+
+	/* trace_printk() and trace points may be used after this */
+	trace_init();
+
 	context_tracking_init();
 	radix_tree_init();
 	/* init some links before init_ISA_irqs() */