.notifier_call  = sparc64_cpufreq_notifier
 };
 
+static int __init register_sparc64_cpufreq_notifier(void)
+{
+
+       cpufreq_register_notifier(&sparc64_cpufreq_notifier_block,
+                                 CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+core_initcall(register_sparc64_cpufreq_notifier);
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_CPU_FREQ */
 
 static int sparc64_next_event(unsigned long delta,
               sparc64_clockevent.mult, sparc64_clockevent.shift);
 
        setup_sparc64_timer();
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
-       cpufreq_register_notifier(&sparc64_cpufreq_notifier_block,
-                                 CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
-#endif
 }
 
 unsigned long long sched_clock(void)