diff --git a/drivers/gpio/max732x.c b/drivers/gpio/max732x.c
index b51c813..55ae9a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/max732x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/max732x.c
@@ -372,7 +372,10 @@
 {
 	return i2c_add_driver(&max732x_driver);
 }
-module_init(max732x_init);
+/* register after i2c postcore initcall and before
+ * subsys initcalls that may rely on these GPIOs
+ */
+subsys_initcall(max732x_init);
 
 static void __exit max732x_exit(void)
 {