diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c
index cbdd94c8ba18..0ae6f8e74840 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -363,4 +363,4 @@ static int __init machine_check_init(void)
 	ctl_set_bit(14, 24);	/* enable warning MCH */
 	return 0;
 }
-arch_initcall(machine_check_init);
+early_initcall(machine_check_init);