diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 3076af8dbf32e..546e84ae9993b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -10291,6 +10291,8 @@ void __init early_trace_init(void)
 			static_key_enable(&tracepoint_printk_key.key);
 	}
 	tracer_alloc_buffers();
+
+	init_events();
 }
 
 void __init trace_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 5581754d97628..9e931f51328a2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -1490,6 +1490,7 @@ extern void trace_event_enable_cmd_record(bool enable);
 extern void trace_event_enable_tgid_record(bool enable);
 
 extern int event_trace_init(void);
+extern int init_events(void);
 extern int event_trace_add_tracer(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_array *tr);
 extern int event_trace_del_tracer(struct trace_array *tr);
 extern void __trace_early_add_events(struct trace_array *tr);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index 67f47ea27921d..5cd4fb6563068 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ static struct trace_event *events[] __initdata = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-__init static int init_events(void)
+__init int init_events(void)
 {
 	struct trace_event *event;
 	int i, ret;
@@ -1581,4 +1581,3 @@ __init static int init_events(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-early_initcall(init_events);