diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx23.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx23.c
index 75d3eff94296..3674d877ed7c 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx23.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx23.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int __init imx23_pinctrl_init(void)
 {
 	return platform_driver_register(&imx23_pinctrl_driver);
 }
-arch_initcall(imx23_pinctrl_init);
+postcore_initcall(imx23_pinctrl_init);
 
 static void __exit imx23_pinctrl_exit(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx28.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx28.c
index b973026811a2..0f5b2122b1ba 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx28.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx28.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static int __init imx28_pinctrl_init(void)
 {
 	return platform_driver_register(&imx28_pinctrl_driver);
 }
-arch_initcall(imx28_pinctrl_init);
+postcore_initcall(imx28_pinctrl_init);
 
 static void __exit imx28_pinctrl_exit(void)
 {