}
 }
 
-int __init regulatory_init(void)
+static int __init regulatory_init_db(void)
 {
-       int err = 0;
+       int err;
 
        err = load_builtin_regdb_keys();
        if (err)
                return err;
 
-       reg_pdev = platform_device_register_simple("regulatory", 0, NULL, 0);
-       if (IS_ERR(reg_pdev))
-               return PTR_ERR(reg_pdev);
-
-       spin_lock_init(®_requests_lock);
-       spin_lock_init(®_pending_beacons_lock);
-       spin_lock_init(®_indoor_lock);
-
-       rcu_assign_pointer(cfg80211_regdomain, cfg80211_world_regdom);
-
-       user_alpha2[0] = '9';
-       user_alpha2[1] = '7';
-
        /* We always try to get an update for the static regdomain */
        err = regulatory_hint_core(cfg80211_world_regdom->alpha2);
        if (err) {
 
        return 0;
 }
+#ifndef MODULE
+late_initcall(regulatory_init_db);
+#endif
+
+int __init regulatory_init(void)
+{
+       reg_pdev = platform_device_register_simple("regulatory", 0, NULL, 0);
+       if (IS_ERR(reg_pdev))
+               return PTR_ERR(reg_pdev);
+
+       spin_lock_init(®_requests_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(®_pending_beacons_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(®_indoor_lock);
+
+       rcu_assign_pointer(cfg80211_regdomain, cfg80211_world_regdom);
+
+       user_alpha2[0] = '9';
+       user_alpha2[1] = '7';
+
+#ifdef MODULE
+       return regulatory_init_db();
+#else
+       return 0;
+#endif
+}
 
 void regulatory_exit(void)
 {