diff --git a/include/linux/start_kernel.h b/include/linux/start_kernel.h
index 4b268d86a784..8b369a41c03c 100644
--- a/include/linux/start_kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/start_kernel.h
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@
    up something else. */
 
 extern asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void);
+extern void __init arch_call_rest_init(void);
+extern void __ref rest_init(void);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_START_KERNEL_H */
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 18f8f0140fa0..78b714a5fa94 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static void __init setup_command_line(char *command_line)
 
 static __initdata DECLARE_COMPLETION(kthreadd_done);
 
-static noinline void __ref rest_init(void)
+noinline void __ref rest_init(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	int pid;
@@ -528,6 +528,11 @@ static void __init mm_init(void)
 	pti_init();
 }
 
+void __init __weak arch_call_rest_init(void)
+{
+	rest_init();
+}
+
 asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 {
 	char *command_line;
@@ -736,7 +741,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Do the rest non-__init'ed, we're now alive */
-	rest_init();
+	arch_call_rest_init();
 }
 
 /* Call all constructor functions linked into the kernel. */