diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 1c5cff34d9f28b..8486123ffd7af3 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(module_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(modules);
 
 /* Work queue for freeing init sections in success case */
-static struct work_struct init_free_wq;
-static struct llist_head init_free_list;
+static void do_free_init(struct work_struct *w);
+static DECLARE_WORK(init_free_wq, do_free_init);
+static LLIST_HEAD(init_free_list);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES_TREE_LOOKUP
 
@@ -3579,14 +3580,6 @@ static void do_free_init(struct work_struct *w)
 	}
 }
 
-static int __init modules_wq_init(void)
-{
-	INIT_WORK(&init_free_wq, do_free_init);
-	init_llist_head(&init_free_list);
-	return 0;
-}
-module_init(modules_wq_init);
-
 /*
  * This is where the real work happens.
  *