1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 3145103cdf54..98be7ef3c086 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@ int sock_unregister(int family)
         return 0;
 }
 
-void __init sock_init(void)
+static int __init sock_init(void)
 {
         /*
          *      Initialize sock SLAB cache.
@@ -2044,12 +2044,10 @@ void __init sock_init(void)
          
         sk_init();
 
-#ifdef SLAB_SKB
         /*
          *      Initialize skbuff SLAB cache 
          */
         skb_init();
-#endif
 
         /*
          *      Initialize the protocols module. 
@@ -2058,8 +2056,8 @@ void __init sock_init(void)
         init_inodecache();
         register_filesystem(&sock_fs_type);
         sock_mnt = kern_mount(&sock_fs_type);
-        /* The real protocol initialization is performed when
-         *  do_initcalls is run.  
+
+        /* The real protocol initialization is performed in later initcalls.
          */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
@@ -2067,6 +2065,8 @@ void __init sock_init(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+core_initcall(sock_init);       /* early initcall */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 void socket_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq)
 {