diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 3876530ca065..1ad4c71c802e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 710778ff878a06654175863db133293007d45aee
+refs/heads/master: 97c7de055713afddf4218f19c896b5185555da15
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/trunk/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index dfc82720065a..ed2a3977c6e7 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -799,5 +799,11 @@ static void __exit cleanup_netconsole(void)
 	}
 }
 
-module_init(init_netconsole);
+/*
+ * Use late_initcall to ensure netconsole is
+ * initialized after network device driver if built-in.
+ *
+ * late_initcall() and module_init() are identical if built as module.
+ */
+late_initcall(init_netconsole);
 module_exit(cleanup_netconsole);