diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
index f26916a62f25..d3e9386b493e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static int __init tcp_bpf_v4_build_proto(void)
 	tcp_bpf_rebuild_protos(tcp_bpf_prots[TCP_BPF_IPV4], &tcp_prot);
 	return 0;
 }
-core_initcall(tcp_bpf_v4_build_proto);
+late_initcall(tcp_bpf_v4_build_proto);
 
 static int tcp_bpf_assert_proto_ops(struct proto *ops)
 {