diff --git a/src/kernel/core/main.c b/src/kernel/core/main.c
index 25220d3536..5f8b176981 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/main.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/main.c
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ main2(void *unused)
 
 	TRACE(("start of main2: initializing devices\n"));
 
+	TRACE(("Init modules\n"));
+	module_init(&ka);
+
 	/* bootstrap all the filesystems */
 	TRACE(("Bootstrap file systems\n"));
 	vfs_bootstrap_file_systems();
 
-	TRACE(("Init modules\n"));
-	module_init(&ka);
-
 	TRACE(("Init Device Manager\n"));
 	device_manager_init(&ka);